Dems replace ‘mother’ with ‘gestating parent’ in latest woke rewrite of NY law
New York state Democrats have passed a bill that replaces terms like 'mother' and 'father' with gender-neutral alternatives in Family Court Law. The legislation, sponsored by State Senator Luis Sepulveda and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, aims to align state law with modern family dynamics. Governor Kathy Hochul has not yet stated her position on the bill as it awaits her approval.
- ▪The bill replaces 'mother' with 'gestating parent' and 'father' with 'non-gestating parent'.
- ▪The legislation was passed by the Democrat-dominated state legislature and is now headed to Governor Kathy Hochul.
- ▪Some lawmakers expressed skepticism about the necessity of the changes, calling them 'unnecessary'.
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Metro Dems replace ‘mother’ with ‘gestating parent’ in latest woke rewrite of NY law By Vaughn Golden Published June 3, 2026, 2:29 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Mom’s not the word. New York state Democrats passed a bill to erase words like “mother” and “father” from Family Court Law — in the latest gender-neutral rewriting in the state’s official records. “Mother” would be replaced with “gestating parent” while “father” becomes “non-gestating parent” and “paternity” proceedings would become “parentage” proceedings under the woke bill that was rammed through both houses of the state legislature this week. State Senator Luis Sepulveda sponsored the legislation to erase “mother” and “father” in family court law.
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