Researcher
Heidi Mertes
- Keywords:ethics of reproductive medicine, medical ethics, bioethics, embryo research, ethics of genetics
- Disciplines:Reproductive medicine, Regenerative medicine not elsewhere classified, Cell therapy, Stem cell biology, Bioethics, Tissue engineering, Ethics of technology, Care ethics, Ethics of family, relationships and sexuality, Ethical theory, Social ethics, Analytical philosophy, Medical ethics and medical deontology
Affiliations
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Department)
Member
From1 Feb 2020 → Today - Department of Philosophy and moral sciences (Department)
Member
From1 Mar 2002 → Today
Projects
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- Deliberative public engagement on heritable human genome editing: South African & Flemish young adultsFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: International Cooperation and Mobility
- Management of (suspected) harmful mutations in (sperm) donor conception: current practice, stakeholder experiences, ethical analysis and good practice recommendationsFrom1 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Personnel support teaching because of ERC grant prof MertesFrom1 Sep 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - various
- Disruptive innovation in healthcare requires disruptive innovation in medical ethicsFrom1 Feb 2021 → TodayFunding: H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)
- Exploring the ethical consequences of black-box medicineFrom1 Mar 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- The fetal patient and the future of prenatal medicine: a philosophical and ethical inquiryFrom1 Dec 2019 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Ethical implications of new techniques for fertility preservationFrom1 Oct 2010 → 30 Sep 2017Funding: FWO fellowships, BOF - Other initiatives
Publications
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- How to deal with uninformed and poorly informed opinions of citizens? A critical approach to online public engagement(2024)
Authors: Chloé Mayeur, Heidi Mertes, Wannes Van Hoof
- Do genomic passports leave us more vulnerable or less vulnerable? Perspectives from an online citizen engagement(2023)
Authors: Chloé Mayeur, Heidi Mertes, Wannes Van Hoof
- Stimulating fertility awareness : the importance of getting the language right(2023)
Authors: Heidi Mertes, J Harper, J Boivin, M Ekstrand Ragnar, B Grace, M Moura-Ramos, S Rautakallio-Hokkanen, M Simopoulou, K Hammarberg, [missing] the International Reproductive Health Education Collaboration
- The curious case of 'trust' in the light of changing doctor-patient relationships(2022)
Authors: Seppe Segers, Heidi Mertes
Pages: 849 - 857 - Assessing the normative significance of desire satisfaction(2022)
Authors: Seppe Segers, Guido Pennings, Heidi Mertes
Pages: 475 - 485 - Ethical considerations of fertility preservation(2022)
Authors: Heidi Mertes, Guido Pennings, Michael Grynberg, Pasquale Patrizio
Pages: 627 - 640 - Watson, autonomy and value flexibility : revisiting the debate(2022)
Authors: Jasper Debrabander, Heidi Mertes
Pages: 1043 - 1047 - Enthusiasm, concern and ambivalence in the Belgian public’s attitude towards in-vitro gametogenesis(2022)
Authors: Heidi Mertes, Seppe Segers, Marie Huysentruyt, Guido Pennings, Veerle Provoost
Pages: 156 - 168 - A qualitative study among patients with an inherited retinal disease on the meaning of genomic unsolicited findings(2021)
Authors: Marlies Saelaert, Heidi Mertes, Tania Moerenhout, Ignaas Devisch
- An ethical exploration of pregnancy related mHealth : does it deliver?(2021)
Authors: Seppe Segers, Heidi Mertes, Guido Pennings
Pages: 677 - 685