Um... Really?

[CaraD.]

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91294

the pregnant "man" thing.

In my opinion, I don't think this should be allowed for a few reasons- if you legally want to be a male, then you should not be getting artificially inciminated. you should let your wife do that, because hello... she's the woman and you are the man. Ok "Junior"
anyhow- I hope that there are some super wacky feminsts out there that are against this. i'm suer they'd have the same argument as I, with a little better vocabulary and reason as to why this is inaporpriate. (i know i spelled that wrong).

thats not fair to the child. that kid will get made fun of because its Daddy birthed it. sick. and selfish.

[angischy]

the pregnant "man" thing . . .

In my opinion, I don't think this should be allowed for a few reasons- if you legally want to be a male, then you should not be getting artificially inciminated. you should let your wife do that, because hello... she's the woman and you are the man.

His (Her, now, formally) wife is unable to bear children because she had a severe case of endometriosis. Otherwise, I think that she would have been the one carrying the child.

I have to say that I would not want to be the child (especially being the first) who was born to a male. At best, in my mind, this person is still mostly a woman, at least reproductively speaking. (Don't really want to debate that whole topic, however)
Bottomline is that no one gets to pick their parents, though, do they? By the time the kid is old enough to know, the "pregnant man" hype will be mostly history. I would hope, for the benefit of the child.
But it does seem kind of selfish to choose this route. Plenty of lesbians and transgendered people adopt, and make as wonderful parents as anyone else.

I would never, ever, go so far as to say this should not be allowed. I will never promote legislation over how you can or cannot use your body. Very dangerous territory.
I do wonder how/why they came to the conclusion that this was the best decision for them?

I haven't paid much (any) attention to the media hype about this, but I'd imagine it's all over the talk shows. I found Thomas Beatie's article in The Advocate (http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid52947.asp) quite interesting, regardless of my personal views about this.


(p.s. Cara, instead of just misspelling words and then accepting it, why not use spell-check and learn the proper spelling in the process? Just a thought ;))

[CaraD.]

Do we have spell check on here?

I didn't have the full story about the wife not being able to bear. However, I kind of feel that maybe this was a media thing. They could have easily kept quiet about this and no one knowing. I wouldn't be suprised if there was another transgendered couple who had the "male" carrying the child, and for the child's sake kept it quiet. I am interesed in knowing who outed this information, certainly not the doctor.

So maybe not allowed was bit rough/harsh- but I'm sure there are many people that look down on the idea. I mean, this one time woman wanted to be a man, ok so become a man. I don't like the idea of flip flopping your sex back and fourth to be um, ethical? not sure if that's the right word to describe, but i think u know what I mean.

They could have easily adopted a very loving child and had a "normal" (nothings normal, accepted) lifestyle. This I don't find acceptable and I'm sure others don't. Kids are smart they hear adults talk and when Joey's parents find out he's in kindergarden with the trangendered mother/father's (see right there is the confusing part) child- they'll talk and Joey will hear and joey will make fun of the new kind child. I hope it works out, I just think they should have kept quiet and acted like he got chubby.

[Miss Shark]

They have every right to do artificial insemination, just like every other couple. Trans-gender, straight, gay if you prefer to have 'you own' child as opposed to adopting that is your right.

[ragmop]

cara. no malice. just food for thought:

and this decision by this couple affects my life how exactly? right. so why am i supposed to be offended?

stop being offended by someone else's choice of lifestyle.

psst! you're taking the infotainment industry's bait--hook, line and sinker.

[maestro.1977]

what's wrong or right these days look at 40 yrs ago and look at today and think of what things people will judge in the future? probably nothing it's just how the world is, like it or not "The times they are a changing",............... and quickly