After conferring with the offices of the Governor and the Attorney General, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) will now begin issuing birth certificates for same-sex couples who utilized artificial insemination and were married at the time of the birth of their child.
Amended birth certificates will only be issued in cases where the birth mother is listed on the certificate and no one is listed as the father.
This decision was based on the US Supreme Court’s order in Pavan v. Smith on Monday, June 26, and ensures equal treatment under the assisted reproduction statute in Arkansas law.
Couples who have left their information with ADH will be contacted.
For more information, please call (501) 280-4768.