Ohio Gay Couples Fight In Court To Be Listed On Spouses’ Death Certificates | Talking Points Memo

CINCINNATI (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to have the out-of-state marriages of two gay Ohio couples recognized on death certificates has been expanded to include all similarly situated couples, despite a statewide ban on gay marriage.Attorneys are now asking federal Judge Timothy Black to require Ohio’s health department director to order funeral directors and coroners to list gay clients as married if they were legally wed in another state.


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