Create separate forms without father's details for birth/death certificates of persons born to single/unwed mothers via ART: Kerala High Court

The Court said that since the right of single mothers to conceive through assisted reproductive technology is recognised, having the field regarding father's details violates the rights to privacy, liberty and dignity.
pregnant mother and birth certificate
pregnant mother and birth certificate

The Kerala High Court recently directed the State Government to have separate forms for registration of births and deaths of children born to single/ unwed mother through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedure which does not have any fields regarding the name and other details of the father (xxx v. State of Kerala).

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