New York State Legislature Bill Abolishing the Writing of Mother and Father Is Strange
The New York State Legislature approved a bill that removed the words “father” and “mother” from legal terminology and changed the terminology to “non-gestating parent” and “gestating parent.”
If New York's Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, signs the bill, it will be approved, and then, in November, the terminology change will also go into effect.
Democratic lawmakers introduced the bill. The reasoning was that, with the increase in the number of same-sex couples, legal terminology based on traditional views of family does not sufficiently reflect reality.
The rejection of the words “father” and “mother” damages the traditional view of family that has been commonly accepted since humankind came to have families. There are also bound to be people who feel displeasure or doubt about the verbal expression of parents based on reproductive function. It can only be said that this is a strangely absurd plan.
Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman criticized the move, calling it a “declaration of war on New York families”and that Democrats are “erasing 'mother' and 'father'” from family language.
There are also some voices among Democratic lawmakers saying that the terminology revision is unnecessary.
The bill also establishes that the word “father” will be removed from legal terminology in paternity confirmation procedures, in favor of the word “parent.”
Women who suffer from infertility also exist. There is a risk that the description of “gestating parent” could hurt the feelings of women who want children but cannot have them. Shouldn't Hochul, a woman, expect to have consideration for such people in her role as a politician?
At the New York State Legislature, lawmakers are falling behind on deliberating key bills on issues such as the rise of living costs and public safety. In such a situation, there is also criticism of the fact that a bill erasing “father” and “mother” from legal terminology was prioritized for discussion.
If the lawmakers try to make laws that lean drastically toward one side, then it is easy to understand why there is such a deep divide in the U.S. over issues involving value systems.
There have been peculiar trends in Japan as well. Last June, the Constitutional Democratic Party submitted a marriage equality bill to the National Diet that would allow same-sex marriages. This bill also rejected the terms “father,” “mother,” and “husband and wife,” replacing them with “parents” and “parties related to the marriage.”
Fortunately, this same bill was rejected in January when the House of Representatives was dissolved. Nevertheless, there will likely be a continued crisis of a fanatical left-wing ideology attacking Japan. In order for sensible political parties and citizens to protect family and society, we should not fail to be diligent.
If New York's Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, signs the bill, it will be approved, and then, in November, the terminology change will also go into effect.
Democratic lawmakers introduced the bill. The reasoning was that, with the increase in the number of same-sex couples, legal terminology based on traditional views of family does not sufficiently reflect reality.
The rejection of the words “father” and “mother” damages the traditional view of family that has been commonly accepted since humankind came to have families. There are also bound to be people who feel displeasure or doubt about the verbal expression of parents based on reproductive function. It can only be said that this is a strangely absurd plan.
Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman criticized the move, calling it a “declaration of war on New York families”and that Democrats are “erasing 'mother' and 'father'” from family language.
There are also some voices among Democratic lawmakers saying that the terminology revision is unnecessary.
The bill also establishes that the word “father” will be removed from legal terminology in paternity confirmation procedures, in favor of the word “parent.”
Women who suffer from infertility also exist. There is a risk that the description of “gestating parent” could hurt the feelings of women who want children but cannot have them. Shouldn't Hochul, a woman, expect to have consideration for such people in her role as a politician?
At the New York State Legislature, lawmakers are falling behind on deliberating key bills on issues such as the rise of living costs and public safety. In such a situation, there is also criticism of the fact that a bill erasing “father” and “mother” from legal terminology was prioritized for discussion.
If the lawmakers try to make laws that lean drastically toward one side, then it is easy to understand why there is such a deep divide in the U.S. over issues involving value systems.
There have been peculiar trends in Japan as well. Last June, the Constitutional Democratic Party submitted a marriage equality bill to the National Diet that would allow same-sex marriages. This bill also rejected the terms “father,” “mother,” and “husband and wife,” replacing them with “parents” and “parties related to the marriage.”
Fortunately, this same bill was rejected in January when the House of Representatives was dissolved. Nevertheless, there will likely be a continued crisis of a fanatical left-wing ideology attacking Japan. In order for sensible political parties and citizens to protect family and society, we should not fail to be diligent.
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