Asa Hutchinson’s directive came hours after a judge blocked the state from issuing any birth certificates until it complied with the June ruling. That overturned an Arkansas Supreme Court decision. The state Health Department, which had stopped issuing and amending birth certificates Friday morning because of Fox’s ruling, resumed after the governor’s directive. Fox last month had threatened to halt the issuance of birth certificates altogether if both sides couldn’t find language by Jan. 5 to be stricken from the law. ”Health Department Spokeswoman Meg Mirivel said the state issues roughly 400 to 500 new, amended or replacement birth certificates a day.

Source: National Post December 08, 2017 16:01 UTC