Shall we stop talking about egg donation? Transference of reproductive capacity in the Spanish Bioeconomy

Funes, Sara Lafuente

doi:10.1057/s41292-019-00149-5

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“…Finally, the second part of the graph represents who does the transference. Here we do not have exact numbers of how many migrant woman act as providers, but our findings 8 For a more detailed treatment of this point, see Lafuente-Funes (2019).…”

Section: Transferences Of (Oocyte) Reproductive Capacitymentioning

confidence: 88%

On (global) care chains in times of crisis: egg donation and domestic work in Spain

Funes

Orozco²

2020

Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society

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The Spanish reproductive bioeconomy has bloomed in the last few decades. There are now over three hundred fertility clinics in Spain, which has become one of the main destinations for what is often called "reproductive tourism" in the European context. The phenomenon of assisted reproduction has been extensively studied within English-speaking countries of the global North, but not so much in the cluster of Spanish-speaking countries, with a few interesting exceptions. Following the invitation to collaborate in this special issue around reproduction in Latin America and Spain, we offer an analysis of how Spanish oocyte provision and domestic work function as part of global care chains (GCC). We will compare the results of two major projects: one focusing on domestic work and the other on egg donation programs, both in Spain. We will introduce different perspectives around care and GCC, discussing how transference of oocytes can be viewed as a type of feminized labor involving affective-care work, clinical work, and biological work. The framework of GCC, a concept used to unpack unjust power relations embedded in transferences of care in current neoliberal and globalized socioeconomic arrangements, can help to enable a conversation on how transferences of reproductive capacity might be reinforcing the stratification of reproduction. Cadeias (globais) de cuidados em tempos de crise: doação de óvulos e emprego doméstico na Espanha RESUMO A bioeconomia reprodutiva espanhola cresceu significativamente nas últimas décadas com a abertura de mais de trezentas clínicas de fertilidade em todo o país e se tornou, no contexto Europeu, um dos principais destinos do chamado "turismo reprodutivo." Embora o fenômeno da reprodução assistida tenha sido amplamente estudado nos países de língua inglesa do norte global, ele não tem sido devidamente analisado no mundo de língua espanhola, com exceções muito interessantes, mas poucas. Neste artigo, gostaríamos de aproveitar a oportunidade, surgida através do convite para colaborar nesta edição especial sobre reprodução na América Latina e na Espanha, para oferecer uma KEYWORDS Spanish reproductive bioeconomy; eggs-öocytes; transference of reproductive capacity-TRCs; assisted reproductive technologies-ARTs; global care chains PALAVRAS-CHAVE Bioeconomia reprodutiva espanhola; óvulos; transferências de capacidade reprodutiva; cadeias globais de cuidado; reprodução assistida PALABRAS CLAVE Bioeconomía reproductiva española; óvulos; transferencia de capacidad reproductiva (TCR); Cadenas globales de cuidados (CGC); tecnologías de reproducción asistida

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Section: Transferences Of (Oocyte) Reproductive Capacitymentioning

confidence: 88%

On (global) care chains in times of crisis: egg donation and domestic work in Spain

Funes

Orozco²

2020

Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society

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“…As Sara Lafuente has put it, we should frame it as a transference of reproductive capacity instead of talking about egg donation. 33…”

Section: Anonymity Of the Donormentioning

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Spanish Legal Reproscape: The Making of a Bio-Industry

Alkorta

2021

Law Tech Hum

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Europe accounts for the largest number of assisted reproduction treatments (ARTs) in the world, with 56 percent of the global reproductive market quota, followed by Asia (23 percent) and North America (15 percent). However, Europe’s legal landscape of reproductive bio-commodities is a patchwork of permissive and restrictive countries, one of the main reasons for the transnational movement to access ARTs. Spain is the main destination for European middle- and upper-class couples seeking egg donation. The use of legislation has been a significant feature in making Spain a leading country in the global reproscape. This paper aims to understand the specific role of several undetermined legal concepts used by the Spanish regulation, such as “compensation” or “best interest of the child” in making global reproductive bio-commodities.

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“…Yet, they laid the foundations for a spectacular development of assisted reproduction in Spain (Zegers-Hochschild et al 2014). Gamete donation, better named 'transference of reproductive capacities' (Lafuente 2019), was framed under key legal provisions that contributed to the extraordinary expansion of the Spanish reproductive industry.…”

Section: Spanish 'Reproscape'mentioning

confidence: 99%