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: Electronic 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.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781838670429; 9781838670443
• DOI: 10.1108/9781838670429
• 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.