Berlin man must call himself a mother
Berlin man must call himself a mother
A transgender person who became the first man in Germany to give birth in March 2013 must be registered as the child's mother, a court has ruled after his year-long court battle to be named a father.
The Schöneberg court ruling came after the man's year-long court battle to be named father, Bild newspaper reported.
The 31-year-old had undergone a sex change via hormone treatment, but retained female sexual organs and went on to become pregnant a year after legally becoming a man.
The judge defended the ruling as a simple matter of course. "Every child has a mother, and that is the person who gave birth to them. Your name will be recorded on that basis," he said.
The judge's summary went on to say the fact the "mother" was legally a man played no role in the decision, Bild said.
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