Interview with a Unique Obstetrician

Please you can send in that reporter now

Dr. Hopper it's Shelly Burnett People magazine.

Come on in here. Have a seat.

Thank you.

Well, imagine old dr Hopper it's in People magazine.

I don't know why anyone would want to read about me

I'm just a small-town family obstetrician.

Well, my editors seem to think we have a very interesting story

here now I understand you've been working or practicing here in Redfield for 21 years

That's right, and you've delivered over 4,300 babies.

That's right, and they've all been girls. That's

right They've all been girls, you know, that's amazing

You know my assistant back in New York actually calculated the odds

of that happening and it was over one in seven hundred trillion

No kidding

Well, the important thing is knock on wood.

They're all healthy and happy I try to stay in touch with as many as I can.

They're like my family. They're my little girls

I mean, it's like a miracle not one single boy.

Oh my goodness Louise would you send in the Carters,

please? I have an appointment. You're welcome to stay and take some notes

Hello Janet

How's everything going? Oh, I'm doing all right so far so good

Well, this is Shelly Barnett of People magazine.

They're doing an article on me. Can you imagine that?

That doesn't surprise me. Dr. Hofferts is the best he delivered all seven of our daughters

Well, I have the results of your amniocentesis right here, and I've got some good news

Everything's fine. The baby's healthy.

Dr. Hofferts. Is it a boy?

Now Ted wouldn't you rather be surprised in the delivery room?

No, doctor I'd like to know is well no

I love girls

See Ted really wants a boy. This is our eighth try.

We'll try again. No, no more

Doctor will this one need that operation?

Yes, I'm afraid so what operation is that doctor?

well

Every now and then a little girl is born with a penis and testicles

And of course they have to be removed and reshaped

It's it's quite routine five of our seven daughters have had this operation

Doctor what percentage of the babies that you deliver need this operation? Oh, I'd say

48 49 50 51 percent in that area

Doctor here the reports you wanted.

Oh, thank you

Louise here was one of the first babies I ever delivered

Louise had a big date last night. How'd it go?

same old problem

Well, don't worry Louise. Mr. Wright's out there somewhere.

Well, Janet Ted. I'll be seeing you next week

Thanks, doctor. Goodbye. Nice to meet you

Hey,

it's it

buck up a Son is a son till he takes away, but a daughter's a daughter all of her life.

God bless you and your work. Dr.

Come on

Oh, Doctor, uh, I gotta leave early today. My electrolysis appointment.

Well, of course, Louise, anything you want. Thank you, Doctor.

Well, another little girl. Can you believe it?

Doctor Hufford, can't you see what you're doing here?

I mean, the 48 to 51 percent, they're, they're not girls.

They're little boys. You have mutilated over 2,000 little boys.

No!

No, they weren't boys.

They were little girls,

trapped in little boys' bodies.

You see,

boys are bad.

They have bad thoughts.

Sometimes they disobey their mothers.

They have to be punished.

But what do their mothers know, anyway?

You're out all night with Uncle Rudy.

But he's not my uncle.

Why does she call him my uncle?

Thank you,

Doctor, very much. I think I have enough material for my story now.

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