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Title: 'Pregnant Man' doesn't deliver much depth
Post by: Natasha on November 17, 2008, 05:59:07 PM
'Pregnant Man' doesn't deliver much depth

http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/11/18/pregnant_man_doesnt_deliver_much_depth/ (http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/11/18/pregnant_man_doesnt_deliver_much_depth/)
Matthew Gilbert
11/18/2008

The idea of a man getting pregnant and giving birth is fabulously provocative. It implies some kind of biological miracle. No wonder America has been a little bit obsessed with Thomas Beatie, the "pregnant man," the guy in the People magazine photos with a hairy belly and a massive baby bump. He represents a challenge to the very basics of human reproduction.
Title: Re: 'Pregnant Man' doesn't deliver much depth
Post by: tekla on November 17, 2008, 06:14:09 PM
He represents a challenge to the very basics of human reproduction.

Aye, there is the rub as old Willie would say.  In fact, that is not possible.