Transgender man who gives birth is mother, not father, UK court rules
Freddy McConnell wants to be recognised as the father of his son on the official birth certificate but has been told he will have to be registered as the mother
25 September 2019 - 17:08
London — A person who is born female but later becomes male and gives birth to a child should be legally regarded as a mother, England's high court ruled on Wednesday.
Freddy McConnell, a transgender man, wanted to be recognised as the father of his son, who was born in 2018, on the official birth certificate but was told he would have to be registered as the mother...
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