A man who was born a woman has been recognized by Japan’s top court as the legal father of his wife’s child

Transgender

A man who was born a woman has been recognized by Japan’s top court as the legal father of his wife’s child.

In a national first, the Supreme Court overturned earlier decisions that had rejected his bid to be registered as one of the child’s parents, and said the fact that a third person’s sperm was used in his wife’s IVF treatment was not legally material.

The decision opens the door for other transsexuals to gain recognition as fathers, despite their having no biological role in the conception and birth of the child.

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