Oregon Man Says He's Pregnant

[Herman Munster]

http://www.kptv.com/health/15702121/detail.html

BEND, Ore. -- An Oregon man is five months pregnant, according to a national magazine.Thomas Beatie, who used to be a woman, appeared in the most recent issue of The Advocate, a magazine for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender readers, Portland, Ore., television station KPTV reported.

Beatie wrote the article, which includes a picture of him while he was 22 weeks pregnant. According to the story, he went through a sex change, but decided only to have chest reconstruction and testosterone therapy.

Beatie was able to keep the reproductive organs he was born with. The article said he stopped getting the injections and was able to get pregnant.

Beatie, who lives in Bend, wrote he was once pregnant with triplets, but the pregnancy was life-threatening and he lost the fetuses. Now, Beatie said he and his wife, Nancy, are expecting a little girl in July.

In the article, Beatie described some of the challenges he and his wife have faced -- they said doctors won't treat them. The couple met 10 years ago and Nancy is not able to have children.

He wrote in The Advocate that their situation "sparks legal, political and social unknowns."

The couple were out of town Monday and unable to speak with the station.

[panader0]

1. I'll bet that the childbirth will be extremely painful.

[YDogg]

2. Good ol' Bend.

[Warpy]

3. If he only had hormones and chest reconstruction

he didn't have the full sex change. My guess is that he will as soon as the child is born.

I wish him the best. As for the legal implications, there are none for a pre op transsexual, which is what he is.

[Poll_Blind]

4. Another mystery from Twin Peaks solved...

TRUMAN
Full cooperation. Hawk, you've got
the warrant for Harold Smith's
apartment?

HAWK
(shows it)
On my way there.

COOPER
Stay in touch, let us know what you
dig up. Gordon, I understand you're
hitting the road for Bend, Oregon.

COLE
I'M ON MY WAY TO BEND, OREGON.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS. REAL HUSH-HUSH.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU.

COOPER
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU, TOO, GORDON.

I never would have guessed...

PB

[Merrick]

5. It's every man's right to have a baby if he wants one.

They can gestate in a box.

[housewolf]

6. Here's a link with the picture

This was posted in DU yesterday, here's the DU link with the picture and the link to the article:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3054293