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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5283
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 880
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE CONNECTICUT
PARENTAGE ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 818 of the general statutes, also known as the 1
Connecticut Parentage Act, be amended to replace the terms "person 2
who gave birth", "person giving birth", "person who gives birth" and any 3
other references to the birthing parent in said chapter with the term 4
"mother". 5
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the rights of women by requiring the use of the word
"mother" in the Connecticut Parentage Act.