France To Yank "Mother" and "Father" From All Official Documents

09.25.12 | Sarah Harnisch

As of October 31st, France will enact the ban as part of reforms to gay marriage, and the words will disappear from the French civil code. The words "parents" will be used instead. The law will be presented to France’s President Francois Hollande's cabinet for approval on October 31. Hollande has pledged to legalize gay marriage.