
Who’s afraid of unmarried mothers?
Gendered disinformation has plagued the debate about Kosovo’s IVF draft law.
Perspectives | Reproductive Health2024.06.03
Single women being able to receive IVF would be an important step toward further securing women’s reproductive rights and women’s bodily autonomy.
Unmarried women have historically been stigmatized by patriarchal families, seen as burdens or as pitiful creatures who didn’t live life to its fullest.
Whether they provide financially or not, fathers in Kosovo generally seem happy with their biological contribution.
It is thus important that we start demanding healthy male models in our homes and in our communities instead of insisting on biological fathers’ significance.

Shqipe Gjocaj
Shqipe Gjocaj is a feminist activist, gender specialist, and an independent journalist. She is a regular contributor to Prishtina Insight where she writes on gender issues and human rights. Her articles have also been published in Kosovo2.0, sbunker, and Reuters. Shqipe Gjocaj works with non-governmental organizations on projects related to the same issues. In 2017, she took part in the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence. Shqipe is a K2.0 Human Rights Journalism Fellowship program fellow (2019 cycle).
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