The cryopolitics of reproduction on ice : a new Scandinavian ice age

• Main Authors: 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)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Series: Emerald studies in reproduction, culture and society.
• Subjects: Glaciology > Scandinavia.; Cryopreservation of organs, tissues, etc.; Social Science > Sociology > General.; Sociology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781838670429 (e-book); 9781838670443 (ePUB)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) ; cm.

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.