The cryopolitics of reproduction on ice : a new Scandinavian ice age / Charlotte Kroløkke (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark), Thomas Søbirk Petersen (University of Roskilde, Denmark), Janne Rothmar Herrmann (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Anna Sofie Bach (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark), Stine Willum Adrian (Aalborg University, Denmark), Rune Klingenberg (University of Roskilde, Denmark), and Michael Nebeling Petersen (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kroløkke, Charlotte, author.

Petersen, Thomas Søbirk, author.

Herrmann, Janne Rothmar, author.

Bach, Anna Sofie, author.

Adrian, Stine Willum, author.

Hansen, Rune Klingenberg, author.

Petersen, Michael Nebeling, author.

Series:

Emerald studies in reproduction, culture and society.

Emerald studies in reproduction, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glaciology--Scandinavia.

Glaciology.

Cryopreservation of organs, tissues, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages).

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

Reproduction has entered a new ice age: the ability to cryopreserve reproductive cells, tissue and embryos are fundamentally changing our understanding of what it means to be a reproductive citizen. This book explores the ways in which visions of desirable reproductive futures entangle with advances in freezing technologies, with the authors situating their discussions of cryo-fertility within the Scandinavian region, asking:How does cryopreservation help mobilize particular understandings of reproductive time, reproductive rights and reproductive autonomy? What values are embedded within Scandinavian laws that seek to regulate cryo-technologies? How are frozen states enacted in clinical settings and how do the women and men who freeze imagine the preservation of reproductive parts?These questions demand a collaborative approach. The authors empirically cut across the arenas of bioethics/law, practices/experiences, and culture/commerce in order to pin down often complex and far-reaching answers.

Contents:

Prelims

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Market in Ice

Chapter 2: Disease: On the Use of Freezing on Medical Indication

Chapter 3: Delay: On the Use of Freezing for Non-Medical Reasons

Chapter 4: Death and Destruction

Chapter 5: Disturb

Conclusion

Appendix: Empirical Work

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781838670429

1838670424

9781838670443

1838670440