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

1. ABC reports baby delivered via natural childbirth
2. Earlier reports said Beatie planned a caesarean section²
3. Child born at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon¹
4. Became pregnant via artificial insemination³
5. Beatie was born a woman¹
6. Beatie, then known as Tracy LaGondino, underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1998⁴
7. 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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