OMG - did you see the pregnant MAN in the papers!!!
I thought it was a joke, but a transexual who was once a women and has had a sex change to be a man, stopped taking his hormone injections in order to fall pregnant and is now 5 months gone. I cannot believe how ignorant and selfish he and his female wife are to think this is OK. Due to the hormones he was taking his childs sexual organs could be completely messed up. I have every sympathy with people who cannot have children but this should not have been allowed.
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ps i don't mind. if 2 partners can bring up a child then it doesn't matter if they are gay straight or rainbow coloured xxxxxxxxxx
[Modified by: lauragcam on March 27, 2008 05:35 PM]
I am not being judgemental as I dont believe anyone should but as in ALL cases it is the future wellbeing of the child that should be thought about.
Love Lee
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the hormone cocktail could affect the unborn child, we prob wont know until the scan/birth...
and i also have to say if it was their choice to stop being a woman why couldnt they adopt a child who needs a loving home?
gay/bi/straight/colour does not come into this, not for me.
There are questions as to the childs future and they will have to make the desicion as to whether they tell the child the truth, which it will probably except as normal or do they hide it and let it find out when it's older and unable to take it all in? Children at school can be cruel but it's getting more and more common to have 2 mums or 2 dads, so you never know, hopefully our LO will be brought up in a more open world.
It is all privately funded so no hardship to anyone else, plus they are from American, Oregon I think.
Over all, these parents want their child and it will be loved and cared for, regardless of who carries it and gives birth. From what I can tell he's still got all the female bits, for those worried how he was gonna give birth, just think of how he artifically inseminated him self in the first place!
Obviously it still remains to be seen if the child has recieved any damage from the hormones but untill it's made clear it's not really fair to prosecute them for something that may not happen.
DH would jump at the chance to carry a child, BUT genetically this is still a woman, just with more facial hair and no boobs.
I just really hope that no matter what the "science" the child is fit, healthy and loved throughout its life and not used for "media attention" and research!!!!
Love Lee
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/married-man-claims-to-be-five-months-pregnant-801331.html
I'll be interested to see how it unfolds, it may be similar to the transplant competition hoax done to raise awarness of the lack of donors....this could be to raise awareness of equal rights for all....
Or I could be completely wrong (happens often)...
I belive that if someone can offer and safe and nurturing home and life for a child they should be able to be a parent no matter race, sex, sexuality, financial standing, age etc....I have worked with to many children who desperately want to be adopted but the long and strict process makes it difficult.
right, i'll get off my soapbox now, ha ha....
time for some cake....