DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) --- 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 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.

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