Justice Minister Beatrice Ask. Photo: Mikael Eriksson/Sveriges Radio.
Swedish Parliament decided about a year ago that single women should be entitled to get help conceiving a child via artificial insemination and invitro fertilization, however no new law has yet been passed to make this possible.
For "Maria", 39, time is of the essence. She is a single woman in Sweden who wants to have children, and like others, she is turning to Denmark, where single women are entitled to such help.
She tells Swedish Radio News she does not understand why the new legislation is taking so long, especially considering Sweden allows single people to adopt and lesbian couples to get inseminated.
"I don't see what the problem is, why it should be work much differently," says Maria. "It shouldn't be that difficult."
Swedish Radio News reports that although the government was tasked with speedily proposing new legislation about a year ago, they have not even begun the process.
Justice Minister Beatrice Ask of the conservative Moderates tells Swedish Radio News they plan to begin with a directive to look into the issue in the spring, but that she is not yet sure when the proposal can be expected.
"This type of legislation concerns building families and parenthood, and it has to work over time. And we need to get it right," says Ask.
Kristina Ljungros, the chair of the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, says it is deplorable that the legislation is taking so long to create.
