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parentage
Coverage of parentage in the Nexus archive.
- GOP lawmakers push Hochul to veto bill to erase ‘mother,’ ‘father’ from parts of NYS law
GOP lawmakers are urging New York Governor Kathy Hochul to veto a bill that would replace terms like 'mother' and 'father' with gender-neutral language in Family Court Law. Hochul's office has publicly supported the bill in recent weeks.
- Bill replacing 'mother' and 'father' with gender-neutral terms passes in New York, heads to Hochul's desk
New York Democrats passed a bill replacing 'mother' and 'father' with gender-neutral terms like 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent' in state child custody and parental laws. The legislation, now awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul's approval, faced criticism from opponents who called the changes unnecessary and claimed they erase traditional family terms.