Since it became legal for single women to receive assisted reproduction in Sweden in 2016, the number of treatments has increased. Maria Hagström has had a son Vide via insemination.
– I think it provokes a lot. Men feel that “we are needed too”, she says.
Maria Hagström was a guest on Nyhetsmorgon already in January together with two other “independent” mothers.
More accepted today
They coined the word because the word “lonely” felt so depressing.
– There is more power in the word independent. We are not alone – we are ourselves – in our parenting. It’s a fairly new family form and I think a new word might be needed, she says in Nyhetsmorgon.
The number of women applying for assisted reproduction on their own is increasing.
– I think we all have slightly different reasons for doing this. It’s about the possibility being there, that it’s more accepted, says Maria Hagström.
Men can be provoked
She says that she mostly meets positive reactions, but that her choice to have children on her own can also provoke.
– I think it provokes a lot. I’ve reflected that men are often positive and think it’s cool and brave, but they like to point out that it can be tough. And I can understand that, because they see that their role is not there and then it should be tougher, they think. And it will be in some ways – and in some ways maybe not, says Maria Hagström.