Dissertations Doctoral Thesis Defence: Mercedes Vila Ortiz

13-05-2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Add to iCal
Hybrid Venue: In Inghesalen, Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A and on Zoom Online: Connect to the event

Welcome to Mercedes Vila Ortiz's doctoral thesis defence.

Title: The politics of reproductive health. Power and agency in abortion and childbirth in Argentina

Opponent:
Professor Maya Unnithan, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex

Examination Board:
Senior Professor Diana Mulinari, Division of Gender Studies, Lund University
Associate Professor Michael Wells, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet
Associate Professor Karolina Lindén, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg

Principal Supervisor:
Associate Professor Claudia Hanson, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet

Co-supervisor(s):
Associate Professor Helle Mölsted Alvesson, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet
Associate Professor Amanda Cleeve, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital
Guillermo Carroli, Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales
Ana Pilar Betrán, World Health Organization, UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction