N.Y. bill would replace 'mother,' 'father' with gender-neutral terms
The measure rewrites family-court and education law with gender-neutral terms, and Gov. Kathy Hochul has 10 days to decide whether to sign it.
- On Tuesday, the New York State Senate passed Bill S9316 in a 38-23 vote, replacing terms like "mother" and "father" with "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent" across state statutes.
- Sponsors framed the legislation as modernizing family-law terminology to align state statutes with contemporary family structures. The bill replaces "paternity" with "parentage" and "putative father" with "alleged parent" across relevant laws.
- Republican lawmakers opposed the measure, with New York Bruce Blakeman calling it a "declaration of war on New York families." Blakeman vowed the "insanity ends when I" become Governor.
- Governor Hochul has 10 days to sign or veto the measure, stating she is "not familiar" with its content and will "take a look at it" before deciding.
- If signed into law, changes take effect November 1, continuing state-level adoption of gender-neutral language in the Empire State and reflecting prior recognition measures.
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ORWELLIAN: New York Democrats Pass Legislation That Changes the Word 'Mother' to 'Gestating Parent' * The Gateway Pundit * by Mike LaChance
Democrats in the New York legislature have just passed a bill related to child custody laws that changes words like 'mother and father' to 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent.' They claim this is necessary because of LGBT parents and other non-traditional couples.
N.Y. bill would replace 'mother,' 'father' with gender-neutral terms
The New York Legislature has passed a bill that would strip the words "mother" and "father" from sections of state family law and replace them with gender-neutral alternatives, sending the measure to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature or veto. "Mother" would become "gestating parent," and "father" would become "non-gestating parent."
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