Thomas Beatie Gives Birth
July 3, 2008: 34-year-old Thomas Beatie, the so-called "pregnant man," delivered a baby girl at a hospital in Bend, Orgeon. The female-to-male transsexual reportedly gave birth to the child naturally.1
Fast Facts
- ABC reports baby delivered via natural childbirth
- Earlier reports said Beatie planned a caesarean section2
- Child born at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon1
- Became pregnant via artificial insemination3
- Beatie was born a woman1
- Beatie, then known as Tracy LaGondino, underwent sex reassignment surgery in 19984
- Beatie kept his female reproductive organs in hopes of someday having a child1
Pregnant Man
Thomas Beatie revealed his pregnancy in April 2008. During an April 3, 2008, appearance on the The Oprah Winfrey Show, Beatie revealed the results of his ultrasound.5 Beatie told his story in an April 8, 2008, article in the magazine The Advocate. He said he made the decision to have a baby because his wife, Nancy, was unable to conceive.6
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