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"Dems replace �mother� with �gestating parent� in latest woke rewrite of
NY law"

<https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/us-news/dems-replace-mother-with- gestating-parent-in-latest-woke-rewrite-of-nys-law/>

"Mom�s not the word.

A woke new bill erases the terms �mother� and �father� from state child custody and parental laws � a gender-neutral rewriting that�s expected to spark a flood of similarly clunky legislation.

�Mother� would be replaced with �gestating parent� while �father� becomes �non-gestating parent� in family court along with in domestic and
education law, under the legislation, passed this week by state
Democrats.

�Paternity� proceedings to determine a child�s biological father would meanwhile become �parentage� cases, under the bill, which was rammed
through the Assembly in March and of the Senate this week.

State Senator Luis Sepulveda speaking into a microphone with his finger
raised at the "Stand Up Against Gun Violence" rally.
State Senator Luis Sepulveda sponsored the legislation to erase �mother�
and �father� in family court law.
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A �putative father� � also known as a deadbeat dad � would now be called
�an alleged parent� in official state records, under the bill, which was sponsored by liberals Sen. Luis Sepulveda (D-Bronx) and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) and will go to Gov. Kathy Hochul�s desk for
approval.

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�It�s woke culture run amok. It�s one-upmanship,� said state
Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar, a former longtime state Senate
and Assembly staffer.

�It�s an example of how out of tune the New York legislature is. It�s an unnecessary and wasteful use of time,� Kassar said


�Imagine people who are considering moving to New York seeing this and
saying, �Do I need this silliness?� This is a really weird group of
elected officials. It comes out of left field,� he said.

Other members of the Democrat-dominated legislature rolled their eyes as
they signed off on the unwieldy phrasing, as the legislative session
comes to a close for the fiscal year.

�I have a word we can use for this, �unnecessary,�� one Democratic
lawmaker told The Post.

Democrat infighting had delayed approval of the massive $268 billion
state budget by nearly two months before it was passed last week.

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Even some Democrats rolled their eyes at the erasure of mothers from
family law.
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Hochul, who proudly wears the moniker of New York�s �first mom governor,� dodged on saying whether she supported the gender-neutral rewrite.

�Well, I�m not familiar with what was introduced,� Hochul said at an
unrelated event in Brooklyn Wednesday. �I�ll take a look at it. This has
been my practice for five years.�

A memo accompanying the bill claims the change is necessary because it
brings state law into line with generally accepted standards for how
family courts handle surrogacy cases and ones with same-sex parents,
including couples with two moms.

Adoption lawyers said Wednesday that use of the terms �mother� and
�father� in family law is outdated given the growth in same sex couple adoptions and surrogacy contracts.

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�You have adoptive parents who are of the same gender in New York. There
are two male parents, two female parents,� said adoption lawyer Leslie Silver-Hoffman.

US Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) blasted state politicians for the move,
saying mothers are �the foundation of families and society� and not a �political construct.�

�At a time when New Yorkers are struggling with high taxes, rising costs,
and public safety concerns, Albany Democrats are focused on redefining motherhood,� Tenney said. �This is yet another example of out-of-touch politicians prioritizing progressive ideology over the issues that
actually matter to hardworking New Yorkers.�


State Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo (R-Staten Island) said it was another
example of Democrats conjuring up problems.

�New Yorkers aren�t walking down the street with their hands on top of
their heads and saying, `Oh my God! The law says mother and father,'�
said Pirozzolo, who voted against the bill.

�You can say �mother and mother� and �father and father�, if you want,�
he added. �This bill is not a mother and father thing. It�s not a gay
thing. It�s a stupidity thing."
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