Mar 17, 2025
A controversial new mandate in New Jersey requires hospitals to ask parents to declare their newborns’ gender identity and sexual orientation. As part of the state’s demographic data collection law, hospitals like Inspira Health have begun distributing a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questionnaire to parents of newborns. The form includes options such as "Male," "Female," "Transgender," "Gender Queer," or "Other" for gender identity and asks parents to categorize their baby’s sexual orientation as "Lesbian or gay," "Straight," "Self-described," or "Questioning/Unsure." Critics argue that assigning gender identities and sexual orientations to infants is both unnecessary and absurd.
State Senator Holly Schepisi has announced plans to introduce legislation preventing hospitals from collecting this data on children under the age of 16. Opponents of the policy argue that it is part of a larger agenda to normalize gender ideology, even at birth, and that such questions are inappropriate for newborns who have no awareness of these concepts. Proponents, however, claim the data is essential for developing inclusive public health strategies and emphasize that parents are not obligated to answer the questions.
This attempt to impose gender ideology on newborns is a direct attack on God's created order. Genesis 1:27 states that “God created them male and female,” affirming that gender is not a social construct but a divine design. As culture moves further from biblical truth, Believers must stand firm in proclaiming that their identity is found in Christ, not in the shifting ideologies of the world. READ MORE
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Commentary by Joe Hawkins