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Court rules for gay couple in Indiana birth certificate suit

LAFAYETTE, Ind (AP) — A federal appeals court has sided with a gay married couple who challenged Indiana’s birth records law, arguing that it discriminates against them and their children because birth certificates don’t account for same-sex spouses as parents.

The decision from the 7th Circuit Court of the U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 17 reaffirmed a lower court’s ruling in a 2015 case filed by Ashlee and Ruby Henderson that required the state to recognize legitimately the couple’s children as their own.

Ashlee Henderson tells the Journal & Courier that the court’s decision brought her family long-awaited relief.

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