Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers proposes changing mother to inseminated person in state law

Wisconsin Gov.Tony Evers, a Democrat, is facing backlash for introducing a budget recommendation that changes the word “mother” to “inseminated person,” and “paternity” to “parentage” in certain parts of state law.The Evers administration’s budget recommendation for the 2025-2027 fiscal period advises several other gendered terms be changed, as well.

References to “wife” or “husband” are changed to “spouse” in the proposal.In other places, the word “father” is changed to “parent,” and “mother” is swapped out for the phrase “parent who gave birth to the child.”The budget was introduced by the state Senate’s Joint Committee on Finance on Tuesday.Wisconsin radio host Dan O’Donnell noted the language change in a post on X, calling it “beyond parody.” Sen.

Mike Lee, R-Utah, commented on the post, writing simply “red flag!”The Republican Governors Association (RGA) issued a statement in response to the language changes.Evers’ “latest left-wing push” is “offensive to mothers,” RGA executive director Sara Craig said in a statement.“Being a mother is the greatest privilege I will have in my lifetime, and every mother I know feels the same.

If Tony Evers can reduce motherhood to an ‘inseminated person’ then our society is lost.”When introducing the budget proposal, Evers said his plan would eliminate income tax on tips, prevent homeowners from seeing property tax increases and improve the state’s infrastructure, among other things.However, he made no mention of the language in the bill.

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