NY Lawmakers Passed a Bill Replacing 'Mother' and 'Father' with Gender-Neutral Terms, and Republicans Demand a Father's Day Veto
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NY legislature passes bill replacing 'mother' and 'father' with 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent'
The New York State Legislature passed a bill to replace gendered terms in state law with neutral terms, which has been met with criticism from Republicans and some religious groups, while supporters argue that it will better reflect the realities of modern families and prioritize parental conduct and the relationship exhibited in the recognition and care for children.
GOP lawmakers push Hochul to veto bill to erase ‘mother,’ ‘father’ from parts of NYS law
Paternity proceedings would now be called “parentage” proceedings, mothers would be “gestating parents” and fathers would be “non-gestating parents” in Family Court Law under the bill, which Hochul’s office has defended in recent weeks.
Approved by both chambers of the Legislature on June 2, the A8382A project has left New York just one step away from a reform that seeks to modernize the legal language about the family in the state, pending the signature of Governor Kathy Hochul. Meanwhile, in neighborhoods like Jackson Heights, Washington Heights or the South Bronx, many Latino families encounter alarmist headlines in networks that warn that “mother and father words will be er…
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