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We Already Knew Men Could Get Pregnant

The media is going nuts over a man named Thomas Beatie who has become pregnant, but to anyone familiar with cutting-edge science or science fiction his situation is totally old news. Here's how it happened: there was this guy who used to be a chick, but when he switched over to the guy side he kept his uterus just in case. So he's a dude with a uterus. One day he and his wife decided to have a baby, but her uterus didn't work as well as his. So they let him carry the baby in that handy uterus he saved. (Yeah, he needed a sperm donor to get pregnant — humans still can't impregnate themselves.) Now he's a pregnant dude. Is that really so OMG SHOCKING? Anybody who has read John Varley, Charles Stross, or Ursula Le Guin can comprehend that one. Plus, this guy isn't even the first real-life pregnant man! Another guy has that honor. More »

10:49 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,225 views, 86 comments

Latest by regis: I HAVE NO REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. i love these conversations, because i've been neutered. BY SCIENCE. also, why the hell am i following up to a post 4 days after everyone else? (the answer involves boredom and booze) more »