''J and B v Director-General,
Department of Home Affairs and Others'' is a 2003 decision of the
Constitutional Court of South Africa
The Constitutional Court of South Africa is the supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa, and is the apex court in the South African judicial system, with general jurisdiction.
The Court was first establ ...
which dealt with the situation of children born via
artificial insemination
Artificial insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female's cervix or uterine cavity for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse. It is a fertility treatment ...
to a
lesbian couple in a permanent life-partnership. The court ruled that the partner who was not the biological parent was to be regarded as a natural parent and guardian and that the children were
legitimate in law, and ordered the
Department of Home Affairs to register both partners as parents on the children's birth certificates.
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Constitutional Court of South Africa cases
2003 in LGBTQ history
2003 in South African case law
South African family case law
South African same-sex union case law
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