{"id":4668,"date":"2026-06-03T23:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/dems-replace-mother-with-gestating-parent-in-ny-law-rewrite\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T23:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:48:42","slug":"dems-replace-mother-with-gestating-parent-in-ny-law-rewrite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/dems-replace-mother-with-gestating-parent-in-ny-law-rewrite\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems replace ‘mother’ with ‘gestating parent’ in NY law rewrite"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bill, which passed the state Assembly in March and cleared the Senate this week, rewrites family court terminology across domestic relations and education law, according to New York Post<\/em>. Under the new language, traditional paternity proceedings would become “parentage” cases, while a putative father would be referred to as “an alleged parent” in official state records.<\/p>\n

Sen. Luis Sepulveda<\/strong>, a Bronx Democrat, and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin<\/strong>, a Democrat from Westchester, sponsored the measure. It now heads to Governor Kathy Hochul<\/strong> for final approval.<\/p>\n

Gerard Kassar<\/strong>, chairman of the state Conservative Party and a former state legislative staffer, blasted the legislation as misguided activism. It’s woke culture run amok<\/em>, Kassar told reporters, warning that the bill would likely trigger a wave of similar measures while lawmakers neglect more pressing concerns facing New Yorkers.<\/p>\n

The criticism comes as particularly pointed given that the Democrat-controlled legislature delivered the state’s $268 billion budget nearly two months late. Kassar questioned the priorities of elected officials who would focus on rewriting long-established parental terminology while failing to complete basic governance tasks on time.<\/p>\n

Even some Democrats expressed reservations about the unwieldy new language. One Democratic lawmaker characterized the legislation as unnecessary when speaking with reporters as the legislative session drew to a close.<\/p>\n

Hochul, who refers to herself as New York’s first “mom governor,” declined to take a position on the bill when asked at a Brooklyn event Wednesday. She stated she was unfamiliar with what had been introduced and would review it according to her standard practice.<\/p>\n

Supporters of the legislation claim it brings state law into alignment with modern family court practices, particularly in surrogacy cases and those involving same-sex couples. A memo accompanying the bill argues the changes reflect the realities of contemporary family structures, including households with two mothers or two fathers.<\/p>\n

Adoption attorney Leslie Silver-Hoffman<\/strong> defended the revision, noting that New York now has adoptive parents of the same gender and that traditional mother-father terminology has become outdated in light of same-sex couple adoptions and surrogacy agreements.<\/p>\n

U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney<\/strong>, a New York Republican, condemned the move as an insult to mothers, whom she described as the foundation of families and society rather than a political construct. Tenney argued that while New Yorkers face high taxes, rising costs, and public safety threats, Albany Democrats are preoccupied with redefining motherhood through progressive ideology.<\/p>\n

State Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo<\/strong>, a Staten Island Republican who voted against the measure, dismissed it as manufactured outrage. He pointed out that existing terminology already accommodates same-sex parents without requiring bureaucratic euphemisms, calling the legislation an example of Democrats inventing problems where none exist.<\/p>\n

With information from New York Post<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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