A Federal judge has ruled that birth certificates in Kansas must reflect sex at birth. The decision comes after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment refused to follow the State Attorney General’s legal opinion. Kobach issued a response regarding the order. He says the court’s opinion was well reasoned, and… “the legislature decided that birth certificates must reflect biological reality, and they were quite clear in how they wrote the law. The decision is a rejection of the activists’ and Governor Kelly’s attempt to twist the english language beyond recognition.” The court has told the Governor what the law clearly means. He adds that he expect the Governor to follow the law and cease changing birth certificates to something other than biological sex at birth.
In June, Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a legal opinion on SB 180, a new state law defining biological sex in areas like restrooms and locker rooms. Kobach declared that the law would also require state agencies to update records, like driver’s licenses and birth certificates, to reflect an individual’s biological sex at birth.
