Whattya Do?

[Zinjanthropos]

If a biological female declares that they’re now a male and then later on gets the maternal urge to have a baby or if circumstances make it so, I’m thinking that person would have to seek out a biological male, sperm bank or otherwise. 

Would it be a hypocritical or practical decision? One answer might be that despite declaring their self male the choice is free and shouldn’t be questioned. Another could be evolution at work and along the same lines, nature is attempting to curb human population growth by having a declared male gender person maintain the courage of their convictions by not attempting pregnancy no matter what transpires. Then again if it’s that easy to change gender then just switch back to original, even if only temporary. Still there may be people who say it’s hypocritical of that person to even think about getting pregnant. I’m sure it would present a dilemma. 

Me? I’m not certain if there even is such a thing as a maternal urge to procreate but I’m sure there are circumstances where a married couple might want a kid and there would be opportunity in spite of declarations. Then there are those who don’t care what anyone thinks.

[Syne]

There definitely to an evolutionary drive to procreate, and it's necessarily stronger in women, as men only need spread their seed, but women have to overcome being essentially helpless and vulnerable to procreate.

You're not going to convince any of these mentally ill (gender dysphoric) that lesser cognitive issues, like being hypocritical or inconsistent, are even considerations. They are already fully indulging their mental problems. If we don't question the mentally ill, we are only enabling it.

But yes, declaring oneself a man doesn't change the facts of nature and the evolutionary psychology and drives.

[Leigha]

There have been a few stories in the media already about trans men becoming pregnant, and they usually have to stop male hormone treatment so it doesn’t risk the safety of the baby. I’d imagine this would cause some psychological and possibly physical damage for the woman in transition, due to the dramatic hormone shifts.

[Syne]

The transition hormones are already creating health risks, many of which actually subside when they stop taking the hormones.

[Leigha]

Yea, I’m thinking if they’re in the middle of transition/hormone treatments, and then become pregnant. Having to stop, then deal with natural hormone fluctuations typical during pregnancy, then resuming male hormone treatments again sound really risky, from an overall health perspective.

[Syne]

Probably no more risky than the initial transitioning hormone treatments. If anything, it's allowing the body to resume its natural hormone levels, even if only temporarily.