Trans woman who used her sperm to have baby with wife challenges Irish citizenship refusal for child

"The woman says her child was denied Irish citizenship as she is not the biological mother and her wife, who gave birth to the child, was not an Irish citizen A UK transgender woman, who used her frozen sperm to have a baby with her wife, has been granted permission to bring a High Court challenge against a refusal to grant Irish citizenship to the child on the basis that she is not the biological mother."

"The woman says her child was denied Irish citizenship as she is not the biological mother and her wife, who gave birth to the child, was not an Irish citizen The woman - who has Irish citizenship while her wife does not - submits that if she has to claim to be the "father" of the child as part of the application, it would be an "offensive, discriminatory and unjust attack" on her person, gender identity and legal status."

A UK transgender woman used frozen sperm to have a baby with her wife. Irish authorities refused to grant Irish citizenship to the child on the basis that the woman is not the biological mother and the birth mother is not an Irish citizen. The woman holds Irish citizenship and has been granted permission to bring a High Court challenge against the refusal. The woman argues that being required to claim to be the "father" on the application would be an "offensive, discriminatory and unjust attack" on her person, gender identity and legal status. The case raises questions about parental recognition and nationality law in relation to gender identity.

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