NO. in the US a birth certificate does NOT give you full legal parental rights over your child if you used a donor to conceive. genetics don’t always matter either. generally, the birthing person is considered the “legal parent”. even in our case where i carried but we used my wife’s eggs - SHE had to do the second parent adoption. if a lawyer told you otherwise - PLEASE visit connectingrainbows.org to find a lawyer well versed in this practice (especially for LGBTQ+ fams!). tag a friend who needs this info! #samesexparents #samesexfamily #twomoms #2moms #wlw #rivf #reciprocalivf #secondparentadoption #donorconception #rainbowfamilies