NY lawmakers’ gender-neutralizing bill would dehumanize women – and strip us of our most meaningful identity
New York lawmakers have passed a bill that replaces the terms 'mother' and 'father' with gender-neutral alternatives. Critics argue that this legislation dehumanizes women by reducing motherhood to a biological function. The bill has sparked significant backlash for its implications on identity and the language surrounding parenthood.
- ▪The New York state legislature has passed Senate Bill 9316.
- ▪If signed into law, the bill will change 'mother' to 'gestating parent' and 'father' to 'non-gestating parent.'
- ▪Opponents claim the bill strips women of their identity and reduces motherhood to a mere biological process.
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Opinion NY lawmakers’ gender-neutralizing bill would dehumanize women – and strip us of our most meaningful identity By Bethany Mandel Published June 3, 2026, 10:31 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Americans were assured that if Donald Trump became president, women would be stripped of our rights. As it turns out, Gov. Hochul is the one poised to make good on that prediction in New York. The Empire State is rapidly becoming a scene out of “The Handmaid’s Tale” — not because of conservatives, but because of Democrats in Albany. The New York state legislature has passed Senate Bill 9316 and if Gov.
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