http://www.proudparenting.com/node/475 Comments for "Oregon judge says laws discriminate against same-sex couples." en http://www.proudparenting.com/node/475 <p>A lesbian couple in Oregon had a child two years ago through artificial insemination. The birth certificate was suppose to indicate both woman as parents, but the document arrived at their home with the other woman's name crossed out. The child's birth certificate recognized only the birth mother as the child's parent, so the two women filed suit.</p> <p>A Multnomah County Circuit Judge says two Oregon laws on parental rights <a href="http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=6796206" target=_"blank">violate the state's constitution</a> when applied to same-gender couples.</p> <p><a href="http://www.proudparenting.com/node/475">read more</a></p> http://www.proudparenting.com/node/475#comments artificial insemination birth certificate moms News &amp; Politics Oregon Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:18:16 -0700 Community Editor 475 at http://www.proudparenting.com