The Cryopolitics of Reproduction on Ice: A New Scandinavian Ice Age

By Charlotte Krolkke

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838670432
• ISBN13: 9781838670436
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"