Democrats Pass Bill to Replace Mother With “Gestating Parent”

New York Democrats have passed a bill that would strip the word “mother” from state law and replace it with the biologically bogus term “gestating parent.” It’s a move critics say erases the unique identity and irreplaceable role of motherhood in the lives of children. The legislation, Senate Bill 9316, would also change “father” to “non-gestating parent,” turn “paternity” cases into “parentage” proceedings, and replace “putative father” with “alleged parent” throughout New York’s child custody, family court, domestic relations and education laws. The more than 15,000-word bill was sponsored by Sen. Luis Sepulveda, D-Bronx, and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Westchester. It...