The review concerns the position of the identification as ‘mother’ or ‘father’ of trans persons who give birth. This matter has occupied courts in the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil and Sweden recently, and could well arise in South Africa, our country of origin. The first part of the discussion relates to a claim of a trans man who gave birth to be registered as the father of the child. The legal situation in South Africa and the United Kingdom is compared, and particular focus is placed on the meaning of ‘mother’. A second issue for discussion relates to the right of the child born to a trans person to birth registration, notably, what the child’s interests are in relation to his or her parent’s identification details on his or her birth certificate. We conclude that the gender identity of the trans parent must be the primary factor determining his or her registration as a parent on the birth certificate, and that this solution also better serves the child’s best interests.

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母亲和其他人：跨性别出生、出生登记和儿童权利，重点是英国和南非

该审查涉及将生育的跨性别者认定为“母亲”或“父亲”的地位。这件事最近在英国、德国、巴西和瑞典的法庭上占有一席之地，并且很可能在我们的原籍国南非发生。讨论的第一部分涉及一名跨性别男子的出生要求被登记为孩子的父亲。比较了南非和英国的法律情况，特别关注“母亲”的含义。讨论的第二个问题涉及跨性别者所生儿童的出生登记权，特别是儿童的利益与其出生证明上的父母身份详细信息有什么关系。