Same-sex couple can't get passport for baby daughter unless one woman 'signs away her rights'

A same-sex couple has threatened to sue the State for their daughter's right to travel after being refused a passport and a birth certificate that recognises both parents equally.

Same-sex couple can't get passport for baby daughter unless one woman 'signs away her rights'

A same-sex couple has threatened to sue the State for their daughter's right to travel after being refused a passport and a birth certificate that recognises both parents equally, writes Louise Walsh.

Little Cammie Coyne-Bingham has been effectively grounded since birth and unable to visit her grandparents in Scotland because she is ineligible for either an Irish or a UK passport because of the current Irish laws.

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