Post by Niemmy on Jul 4, 2008 1:12:23 GMT -5
The 'pregnant man' has given birth.
Thomas Beatie, 34, gave birth to a baby girl by caesarian section at a hospital in Bend, Oregon on Wednesday.
Beatie shocked the world early this year when he revealed he was pregnant despite legally having his sex changed from a woman to a man.
Transgender Beatie had his breasts removed and took steroids to grow a beard but kept his female sex organs intact because he hoped to have a child some day.
Beatie was admitted to hospital on Monday under a fake name after going into labor, according to U.S. reports He was put in a separate ward away from other expectant mothers, sources said.
Beatie who is legally married to wife Nancy Beatie defended his decision to have a baby, saying he has a "right to have a biological child."
Earlier this year Beatie, who was born Tracy, told U.S. chat show host Oprah that he first felt he was trapped in the wrong body when he was in his 20s.
He quickly went from a Miss Teen Hawaii USA finalist to taking testosterone and growing a beard.
"I actually opted not to do anything to my reproductive organs because I wanted to have a child one day," Beatie said.
"I see pregnancy as a process and it doesn't define who I am.
"I feel it's not a male or female desire to have a child. It's a human need. I'm a person and I have the right to have a biological child."
Beatie was impregnated with sperm from a donor.
His wife Nancy inseminated him at home with a device she said was like a syringe without the needle.
They bought it from a veterinarian and it is typically used to feed birds.
Thomas Beatie, 34, gave birth to a baby girl by caesarian section at a hospital in Bend, Oregon on Wednesday.
Beatie shocked the world early this year when he revealed he was pregnant despite legally having his sex changed from a woman to a man.
Transgender Beatie had his breasts removed and took steroids to grow a beard but kept his female sex organs intact because he hoped to have a child some day.
Beatie was admitted to hospital on Monday under a fake name after going into labor, according to U.S. reports He was put in a separate ward away from other expectant mothers, sources said.
Beatie who is legally married to wife Nancy Beatie defended his decision to have a baby, saying he has a "right to have a biological child."
Earlier this year Beatie, who was born Tracy, told U.S. chat show host Oprah that he first felt he was trapped in the wrong body when he was in his 20s.
He quickly went from a Miss Teen Hawaii USA finalist to taking testosterone and growing a beard.
"I actually opted not to do anything to my reproductive organs because I wanted to have a child one day," Beatie said.
"I see pregnancy as a process and it doesn't define who I am.
"I feel it's not a male or female desire to have a child. It's a human need. I'm a person and I have the right to have a biological child."
Beatie was impregnated with sperm from a donor.
His wife Nancy inseminated him at home with a device she said was like a syringe without the needle.
They bought it from a veterinarian and it is typically used to feed birds.
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