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Birth Registration
Bolivia
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Bolivia
Birth Registration
Specific Situations
Specific Situations
Foundling
If surrogacy is legal, is there a defined process to register the internationally recommended data for surrogate births?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
In the case of adoptions, under Law No. 548 of July 17, 2014 (Children and Adolescents Code), Article 86, adoption is granted only through a final judicial ruling issued in the best interests of the child. After the ruling, the adopted child must be registered with the Civil Registry Service (SERECI). However, the law does not clearly specify the procedure for amending the original birth record following adoption.
Does the law provide for a third sex marker option or a sex-neutral marker at birth registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
In Bolivia, the Medical Certificate of Live Birth, authorized by the Administrative Resolution No. 090 of March 6, 2018 of the Ministry of Health and Sports, includes three sex marker options: male, female, and undetermined. The third option (“it cannot be determined”) is used when the newborn’s sex cannot be identified at birth. Current regulations do not allow the “sex” field to be left blank, but they align with international best practices by including a third category.
In the case of girls, boys and adolescents who have been abandoned, community organizations and directors of public or private shelters are designated as informants.
In the case of adoptions, under Law No. 548 of July 17, 2014 (Children and Adolescents Code), Article 86, adoption is granted only through a final judicial ruling issued in the best interests of the child. After the ruling, the adopted child must be registered with the Civil Registry Service (SERECI). However, the law does not clearly specify the procedure for amending the original birth record following adoption.
Does the law provide for a third sex marker option or a sex-neutral marker at birth registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
In Bolivia, the Medical Certificate of Live Birth, authorized by the Administrative Resolution No. 090 of March 6, 2018 of the Ministry of Health and Sports, includes three sex marker options: male, female, and undetermined. The third option (“it cannot be determined”) is used when the newborn’s sex cannot be identified at birth. Current regulations do not allow the “sex” field to be left blank, but they align with international best practices by including a third category.
In the case of girls, boys and adolescents who have been abandoned, community organizations and directors of public or private shelters are designated as informants.
In the case of adoptions, under Law No. 548 of July 17, 2014 (Children and Adolescents Code), Article 86, adoption is granted only through a final judicial ruling issued in the best interests of the child. After the ruling, the adopted child must be registered with the Civil Registry Service (SERECI). However, the law does not clearly specify the procedure for amending the original birth record following adoption.
Does the law provide for a third sex marker option or a sex-neutral marker at birth registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
In Bolivia, the Medical Certificate of Live Birth, authorized by the Administrative Resolution No. 090 of March 6, 2018 of the Ministry of Health and Sports, includes three sex marker options: male, female, and undetermined. The third option (“it cannot be determined”) is used when the newborn’s sex cannot be identified at birth. Current regulations do not allow the “sex” field to be left blank, but they align with international best practices by including a third category.
In the case of girls, boys and adolescents who have been abandoned, community organizations and directors of public or private shelters are designated as informants.
In the case of adoptions, under Law No. 548 of July 17, 2014 (Children and Adolescents Code), Article 86, adoption is granted only through a final judicial ruling issued in the best interests of the child. After the ruling, the adopted child must be registered with the Civil Registry Service (SERECI). However, the law does not clearly specify the procedure for amending the original birth record following adoption.
Does the law provide for a third sex marker option or a sex-neutral marker at birth registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
In Bolivia, the Medical Certificate of Live Birth, authorized by the Administrative Resolution No. 090 of March 6, 2018 of the Ministry of Health and Sports, includes three sex marker options: male, female, and undetermined. The third option (“it cannot be determined”) is used when the newborn’s sex cannot be identified at birth. Current regulations do not allow the “sex” field to be left blank, but they align with international best practices by including a third category.
In the case of girls, boys and adolescents who have been abandoned, community organizations and directors of public or private shelters are designated as informants.
