birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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Already in states like Texas, trans people can no longer correct the gender marker on their birth certificates.
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
In Ohio, a procedure for transgender people to change their birth certificate was established by the Ohio Department of Health in 2021.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Those with a Ghanaian parent can currently apply for dual citizenship by providing proof of the parent's nationality through a birth certificate or passport, as well as the names and addresses of two relatives residing in Ghana.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
Social security cards, birth certificates and other vital documents are gone.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
In Ohio, a procedure for transgender people to change their birth certificate was established by the Ohio Department of Health in 2021.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Those with a Ghanaian parent can currently apply for dual citizenship by providing proof of the parent's nationality through a birth certificate or passport, as well as the names and addresses of two relatives residing in Ghana.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
Social security cards, birth certificates and other vital documents are gone.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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birth certificate
noun
birth cer·tif·i·cate
-(ˌ)sər-ˈtif-i-kət 
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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