Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Allow both members of all same-sex female couples to be on birth certificates
Closed
91 signatures
What the petition asks
Give unmarried same-sex female couples who live together automatic rights to be on their child's birth certificate, even if their child was conceived outside of a licensed clinic using a private donor.
Give equal rights to same sex-couples. For heterosexual couples any man can be included on the birth register if the parents sign the register together. A man is also allowed to be added to a birth certificate if they did not attend the registration but marry the mother at a later date. This isn't the case for same sex-couples. We are not treated as equal in a society that consistently claims to have equal rights for all.
Timeline
| 2 Feb 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Aug 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
91
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
2 Feb 2023
Closed
2 Aug 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.