A same-sex couple has filed suit against state health officials, arguing they wiped out one of the names of a parent on a death certificate for their child.

The gay rights group, Lambda Legal, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in
Polk County, Iowa, on behalf of Jenny and Jessica Buntemeyer of Davenport. The suit seeks a new death certificate for their stillborn child.

The couple says they filled out a death certificate listing both their names, but the state health department issued a certificate that didn't include Jenny Buntemeyer's name.

The lawsuit says Jessica Buntemeyer gave birth to a stillborn son in October, and they received the death certificate in January.

Department of Public Health spokeswoman, Polly Carver-Kimm, says
she hasn't seen the lawsuit and can't comment until the agency
reviews it.