RYT Hospital has set up a web site where the public can monitor developments on the procedure, and interact with others on opinions. A large number of respondents have condemned the development, and quite another large number supporting it. Opponents argue that if the Mingwei experiment succeeded, it would give gay couples a chance to reproduce children like themselves. Proponents some of whom want the procedure themselves argue it will aid in gender equality. RYT Hospital reportedly has received several requests from as far away as India and Senegal for the procedure. Dr. Elizabeth Preatner, a prenatal geneticist and embryologist at RYT Hospital says "A woman from India asked me to fly over and impregnate her husband, who – upon hearing about male pregnancy – has insisted that he carry their second child." A man in Senegal is quoted as saying to the hospital, " I've dreamed about this my entire life. Sign me up!".

"Fertility experts have known for years that men could bear children," explains Dr. Elizabeth Preatner. She explains, "With the success of delivering ectopic pregnancies in women, it has became clear that a uterus is not essential to childbirth. We have proven that within the proper biochemical environment, an embryo can indeed implant itself within a male abdominal cavity and thrive." "When it comes to the burdens of parenthood, women usually trump men with one simple fact -- only females can get pregnant and give birth.", Kathy Slobogin of CNN Medical Unit, wrote in her article 'Liberated seahorse dads carry the babies'. The scale will change to an equilibrium if all goes well with male pregnancy. Whether this is an important stage in the fight for gender equality remains to be seen.

Photo Above: New York based artist Lee Mingwei at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.