Brazilian judge recognizes rights of baby with two moms

A Brazilian judge has ruled that a child born to a female couple and fathered by their friend can have all three parents on her birth certificate. According to a report in the BBC, the judge, Rafael Pagnon Cunha, said his decision would open up legal precedents all over Brazil.

"Being a father and a mother is above all about taking care and fulfilling tasks. I feel sure that for this child the possibility of happiness will be very great," the judge said according to the report.

Brazil legalized marriage in 2013, but the movement has seen many reversals thanks, in part, to the growing influence of the evangelical movement.