‘I feel like a ghost’: Colorado woman fights for birth certificate, recognition

ENVER – “It’s like I exist, but I don’t exist,” Abigail Colón said.

Colón, a Colorado native, has spent most of her 30 years without a birth certificate — proof of identity the state said she can’t have because she doesn’t meet a little‑known documentation rule. Without it, Colón said she feels like a “ghost,” unable to get a driver’s license, health insurance or even legally marry her husband.

Her case, which is now headed to the Colorado Court of Appeals, could affect others across the state facing the same barrier…

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