NY Assembly Sends Bill to Hochul's Desk to Replace 'Mother' and 'Father' With 'Gestating' and 'Non-Gestating Parent'

Claire Carter : Jun 5, 2026
Washington Examiner

[WashingtonExaminer.com] A new bill passed by the New York state legislature on Tuesday is heading to Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's desk, and it seeks to switch language in several laws to so-called "gender neutral language." Should Hochul sign off, "mother" and "father" would be switched to "gestating" and "non-gestating" parent, respectively, and "paternity" and "filiation" would be changed to "parentage." For the purpose of family court proceedings, "putative father," the purported father of a child, would be changed to "alleged parent."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Image: Created by Grok X AI)