Thematic Issue "Contemporary Changes in Medicalls Assisted Reproduction: The Role of Social Inequality and Norms" (Social Inclusion) published.
Edited by Prof. Dr. Jörg Rössel, Prof. Dr.Anne-Kristin Kuhnt, and Prof. Dr. Heike Trappe.
With contributions by H2R members: Maila Mertens, Jörg Rössel, Julia Schroedter, Julia Böcker and Nina Jakoby
We are pleased to announce the publication of the thematic issue "Contemporary Changes in Medically Assisted Reproduction: The Role of Social Inequality and Social Norms". All articles are free for everyone to read and download (open access).
Contemporary Changes in Medically Assisted Reproduction: The Role of Social Inequality and Social Norms (2025, Volume 13)
Edited by Anne-Kristin Kuhnt, Jörg Rössel and Heike Trappe
Complete issue
Table of Contents
Contemporary Changes in Medically Assisted Reproduction: The Role of Social Inequality and Social Norms.
By Anne-Kristin Kuhnt, Jörg Rössel and Heike Trappe. Link
Between Ambition and Uncertainty: What Drives Young Women to Consider Social Freezing?
By Maila Mertens, Jörg Rössel and Nadja Colombini. Link
Social Disparities Across Different Stages of Medical Help‐Seeking to Have a Child in Germany.
By Jasmin Passet-Wittig, Arthur L. Greil, Julia McQuillan and Martin Bujard. Link
How Religious Affiliation and Religiosity Shape Attitudes Toward Medically Assisted Reproduction in Switzerland.
By Julia Henrike Schroedter. Link
Lesbian Couples’ Assisted Reproductive Technologies Trajectories in Switzerland and Abroad: Navigating Heteronormative Norms and Healthcare Disparities.
By Caroline Chautems, Mica Palaz and Marta Roca i Escoda. Link
Reproductive Equity Support: A Cross‐National Comparison of Medically Assisted Reproduction and Abortion Policies.
By Mio Tamakoshi and Hannah Zagel. Link
Egg Donation in Germany: The Legal System’s Approach to Women’s Reproductive Autonomy.
By Henrike von Scheliha. Link
From Restrictive to Permissive Legislation: Egg Donation in Norway.
By Guro Korsnes Kristensen and Merete Lie. Link
Selective Pronatalism and Reproductive Autonomy: Attitudes Toward Medically Assisted Reproduction in Hungary.
By Ivett Szalma and Lóránt Pélyi. Link
Who Deserves to Reproduce? Latvian State Support for Infertility and Moral Considerations.
By Diāna Kiščenko. Link
Great Eggspectations: Narratives of Elective Oocyte Cryopreservation in Canadian Medical Journals.
By Emily Michaud and Robin Oakley. Link
The Discourse on Social Egg Freezing in Austria: Individual Solution to a Societal Problem.
By Erich Griessler. Link
Socio‐Demographic Characteristics and Stress Perceptions Among IVF Patients: The SOFIA‐1 Study in Northern Germany.
By Anne-Kristin Kuhnt, Georg Griesinger, Sören von Otte and Heike Trappe. Link
"No One Sends You Flowers": Social Norms and Patients’ Emotional Journey Within Fertility Treatment.
By Julia Böcker and Nina Jakoby. Link