Sperm Stories

Ethics on Borders and Boundaries

AvStine Willum Adrian

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Emerald Studies in Reproduction, Culture and Society

313 kr

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Beskrivning

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Sperm Stories examines the ethical dimensions of Danish donor sperm as it is marketed globally, often framed through the playful narrative of "little Vikings" conquering the world. Drawing from media coverage, regulatory shifts, sperm banks, fertility clinics, and the personal accounts of fertility travellers, the book highlights how ethics shape the experiences of donor families. By interweaving these stories, Adrian invites readers to envision a more response-able ethics of third-party reproduction.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-12-08
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Emerald Studies in Reproduction, Culture and Society
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN:9781807914899

Utforska kategorier

Etiska frågor och debatter inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Reproduktionsmedicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Stine Willum Adrian is a professor of sociology specializing in health, welfare, and qualitative methods at the Department of Social Sciences, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway. She holds a PhD in feminist Science and Technology Studies (STS) and has spent over 20 years conducting interdisciplinary ethnographic research on the use of reproductive technologies of life and death. Throughout her career, Adrian has cultivated a deep interest in the emergence and impact of ethics—exploring what ethics does and how it might be reimagined to foster greater responsibility and responsiveness – a response-able ethics.

Recensioner i media

A landmark study, this book draws on twenty years of dedicated sociological research on donor sperm reproduction to combine extraordinary empirical depth, theoretical innovation, and a remarkably comprehensive analysis of the ethical dimensions surrounding donor conception. Adrian’s practice-based ethical thinking is exactly what the world urgently needs amid the global expansion of third-party reproduction.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Emerging Ethics: Subversive Practices on the Border and Boundaries Chapter 2. Donor Sperm as Genes Chapter 3. Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Chapter 4. Traveling for Treatment Chapter 5. Selecting Sperm Chapter 6. Modes of Care: Ethics at the Clinics Chapter 7. Who’s Your Daddy? Reconceiving Family with DNA Testing and Online Groups Chapter 8. Reconceiving the Ethics of Donor Sperm in Response-able Ways