My child 'is a stranger to me in the eyes of the law': Same-sex couples protest to allow both parents names on birth certs

Same-sex couples are protesting outside the Department of Health over what they describe as inequality for children.

Campaigners are meeting with the Health Minister today to call for a change in the law to allow both parents names on birth certificates. At the moment, most same-sex parents cannot both appear on the birth certificate of their own child.