The Moral Labor of making Death: An Ethnography of Second-trimester selective Abortion in Welfare State Denmark

Laura Louise Heinsen

doi:10.54337/aau532692968

The Moral Labor of making Death: An Ethnography of Second-trimester selective Abortion in Welfare State Denmark

Laura Louise Heinsen

Research output: PhD thesis

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Translated title of the contribution	Det moralske arbejde i skabelsen af døden: En etnografisk undersøgelse af anden-trimester selektiv abort i velfærdsstaten Danmark
Original language	English
Supervisors	Adrian, Stine W., Principal supervisor Wahlberg, Ayo, Co-supervisor, External person
Publisher	Aalborg Universitetsforlag
Electronic ISBNs	978-87-7573-770-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.54337/aau532692968
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Principal supervisor:
Associate Professor, PhD Stine W. Adrian, Department of Culture and Learning, Aalborg University

Co-supervisor:
Professor MSO, PhD Ayo Wahlberg, Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen

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Technologies of Death and Dying at the Beginning of Life
Adrian, S. W., Heinsen, L. L., Bach, A. S. & Herrmann, J. R.
Independent Research Fund Denmark
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research

6 Conference presentations
1 Talks and presentations in private or public companies

”Det var mig, der skrev under, det var mig, der tog pillen, det var mig, der slog mit barn ihjel”-En antropologisk analyse af levede og kropslige erfaringer med senaborter efter fosterdiagnostik
Laura Louise Heinsen (Lecturer)
24 Nov 2021
Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
Shouldering death. Moral Tensions, Ambiguity, and the unintended Ramifications of State-sanctioned Second-trimester Selective Abortion in Denmark
Laura Louise Heinsen (Lecturer)
4 Nov 2021 → 5 Nov 2021
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Shouldering Death: Moral Tensions, Ambiguity, and the unintended Ramifications of State-sanctioned Second-trimester Selective Abortion in Denmark
Laura Louise Heinsen (Lecturer)
7 Oct 2021
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations

Meningen var, at vi skulle give ham kærlighed i et helt liv. Vi fik kun 12 minutter
Laura Louise Heinsen
27/02/2022
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Par kæmper med moralske skrubler efter sen provokeret abort
Laura Louise Heinsen
11/11/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Er det okay, at staten siger, du skal føde et barn, du ikke vil have?
Laura Louise Heinsen
17/06/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media

2 Journal article
1 Book chapter

Shouldering Death: Moral Tensions, Ambiguity, and the Unintended Ramifications of State-sanctioned Second-trimester Selective Abortion in Denmark
Heinsen, L. L., Dec 2022, In: Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 36, 4, p. 515-533 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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2 Citations (Scopus)

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Surveillance life and the shaping of ‘genetically at risk’ chronicities in Denmark
Heinsen, L. L., Wahlberg, A. & Petersen, H. V., 12 Jul 2021, In: Anthropology and Medicine. 29, 1, p. 29-44 29:1.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Moral adherers: Pregnant women undergoing routine prenatal screeningin Denmark
Heinsen, L. L., 12 Aug 2017, Selective Reproduction in the 21st Century. Springer Publishing Company, p. 69-95 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)

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