The Cryopolitics of Reproduction on Ice

A New Scandinavian Ice Age

• Author(s): Charlotte Kroløkke, Thomas Søbirk Petersen, Janne Rothmar Herrmann, Anna Sofie Bach, Stine Willum Adrian, Rune Klingenberg, Michael Nebeling Petersen,
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Pages: 192
• ISBN_10: 1838670440
  ISBN_13: 9781838670443
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family , Health & Fitness / Pregnancy & Childbirth ,

Description:... 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.