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A '''birth certificate''' is an important record that documents when and where a person was born and (usually) who the [[parents]] are.<ref>Collins Essential English Dictionary via [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/birth+certificate The Free Dictionary]</ref>
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A '''birth certificate''' is an important record that documents when and where a person was born and (usually) who the [[parents]] are.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/birth+certificate|publisher=The Free Dictionary|author=Collins Essential English Dictionary|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>
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==United States==
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[[President of the United States of America|President]] [[Barack Hussein Obama|Obama]] caused controversy when he refused for months to release his birth certificate to voters who wanted to make sure that he was eligible for the Presidency. After pressure from [[conservative]]s, he released an alleged birth certificate from [[Hawaii]], widely believed to be fraudulent.<ref>{{cite web|title=https://www.christianpost.com/trends/obamas-long-form-birth-certificate-is-fake-claims-israeli-website.html|url=Obama's 'Long-Form Birth Certificate' is Fake, Claims Israeli Website|date=September 11, 2012|accessdate=March 14, 2020|publisher=[[The Christian Post]]|author=Myles Collier}}</ref>
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Since March 2020, [[New York]] has allowed those sixteen and younger to change their birth certificates if they self-identify as something other than their [[Biology|biological]] sex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/new-york-state-changes-policy-allows-minors-to-change-sex-on-birth-certificates.html|title=https://www.christianpost.com/news/new-york-state-changes-policy-allows-minors-to-change-sex-on-birth-certificates.html|date=March 13, 2020|accessdate=March 14, 2020|author=Brandon Showalter|publisher=The Christian Post}}</ref>
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President [[Obama]] caused controversy when he refused for months to release his birth certificate to voters who wanted to make sure that he was eligible for the Presidency. After pressure from [[conservative]]s, he released an alleged birth certificate from Hawaii, widely believed to be fraudulent.