The reproductive silk route
Transnational mobility of oocytes from Europe to Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7921029 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Machin (0000-0003-1306-4276, Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author), Consuelo Álvarez Plaza (0000-0001-9520-357X, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Marc Abraham Puig Hernández (0000-0002-1960-9903, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 282-295 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mobilities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-0101 • E-ISSN: 1745-011X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17450101.2023.2220976 |
| OpenAlex | W4380373819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 27 |
Assisted human reproduction has been deterritorialised into reproductive connectivity networks capable of adapting to contradictory laws, technological development and the mobility of people, reproductive substances, knowledge and capital. We reflect on the reproductive market and the dynamic capacity of cross-border reproductive care (CBRC), thanks to oocyte vitrification for egg donation, and on the legislative gaps that favour these flows. The purpose of the present study is to show the reproductive flows of oocytes from Europe to Brazil, which seem to have erratic route changes, leaving Spain and passing through other European countries, where they are stored, before arriving in Brazil. We carried out a qualitative study, based on documentary analysis of Brazilian Ministry of Health records on oocyte importation, the EU Coding Platform (System for Tissues and Cells), 10 in-depth interviews with key informants and legislative analysis on reproductive technologies in Spain, Brazil, Slovakia and Italy. This flow of oocytes underscores the flexibility and adaptability of transnational reproductive care
Adaptability · Biology · Christian ministry · Economics · Embryo · Fishery · Legislature · Management · Political science · Reproduction · Reproductive health · Reproductive rights · Reproductive technology · Sociology · Demography · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |