Will the Pregnant Man be the Mother or the Father on the Baby's Birth Certificate?

Many people will be celebrating Father's Day tomorrow, however one special dad-to-be will be entering his final weeks of pregnancy. Yes, I'm talking about Thomas Beatie who, for all intents and purposes is known as "The Pregnant Man".

In short, Beatie was born a woman and made the choice to undergo sexual reassignment surgery and chose to retain his reproductive organs. He fell in love and married a lovely lady who was unable to bear children. Thomas underwent artificial insemination and has been enduring the media frenzy as his pregnancy as progressed.

A question many people have started to have has been answered at Slate.com as to whether Beatie will be listed as the mother or the father on his child's birth certificate. In short, he'll be both at different times. When the baby is born, he will be listed as the mother. However

As soon as the initial paperwork is squared away at the hospital, Beatie and his wife are free to petition for a court order to have a new birth certificate issued, this time listing Beatie as the father and his wife as the mother.

Source: http://www.slate.com/id/2193475/