 Following the introduction of the bill, President Barack Obama called for a ban of the practice in the United States.Manitoba has tabled legislation to ban the practice as well.DiNovo also tabled Bill 137, Cy and Ruby's Act (Parental Recognition), 2015 which seeks to amend the Children's Law Reform Act and the Vital Statistics Act to be more LGBTQ inclusive so that LGBTQ parents are also recognized as parents under the law.