The lower court must reconsider its rulings related to Oklahoma's birth certificate gender policy and family planning funds.

"Many people can go a long time without needing a birth certificate or other ID, but when an emergency happens, like needing ...

An NGO has taken the South African government to court over a backlog of hundreds of thousands of applications for late birth ...

This is not about digging up drama. It’s about restoring dignity. Access to an original birth certificate isn’t about ...

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This article discusses how racial categories, rooted in social history, are used in records and society. It argues race isn’t ...

Without birth certificates, they are shut out of schools, denied passports and left without a national ID, making long-term development nearly impossible. These barriers are especially disheartening ...

Posse members said in March that there was probable cause that Obama's long-form birth certificate released by the White House in April 2011 was a computer-generated forgery.

At least 250,000 people have waited up to seven years for Home Affairs to process their late birth registration applications. Without birth certificates, children face numerous complications in life ...

This week, we celebrate our Declaration of Independence from a monarchy two and half centuries ago, and all the freedoms we ...

Barrett's opinion allows Trump’s unconstitutional revocation of birthright citizenship to proceed and plunges the country into chaos.

Passport Once you have the birth certificate, you can apply for your child’s passport. Find out more about getting a passport on the Canadian Passport Office web site. Should you require any ...