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A lesbian couple have become the first same-sex parents in Britain to jointly sign the birth certificate of their child. Natalie Woods and Betty Knowles countersigned the document after the birth of Lily-May Betty Woods. Lily-May was born after Woods from East Sussex became pregnant via a sperm donor.<\/p>\n

From Telegraph.co.uk<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

They were able to take advantage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act<\/strong> 2008<\/a> – which came into effect at the beginning of this month. It entitles people in same sex relationships to both be treated as equal parents of a child. Under the previous legislation, Miss Woods would have been the only one able to list herself as a parent on the birth certificate, while Miss Knowles would have had to go to court to be recognised as a parent.<\/p>\n

3\/5\/2009<\/strong>
\nNon-biological moms to appear on birth certificates in UK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lesbian couples who have children through IVF will be able to name their partner as the second parent, under a law coming into force next month.<\/p>\n

Under present legislation, the husband in a married couple using IVF is automatically added to the birth certificate. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act<\/strong> 2008<\/a> will extend the same right to lesbian couples undertaking fertility treatment, while single women will also be allowed to nominate their child’s other parent.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the HFEA urged couples to be aware of the looming law change before undertaking fertility treatment.<\/p>\n

“Obviously the present rules are the present rules,” she said. “If a lesbian couple, for example, were thinking about having IVF treatment they might be better off waiting until April because the rules about who they can name as a second parent will make things easier.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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