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Researcher

Seppe Segers

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80 Results

2026

Reproducing guilt : challenging the ‘inappropriateness’ of guilt after pregnancy loss

Dorian AccoeVictoria AdkinsElizabeth Chloe RomanisSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FEMINIST APPROACHES TO BIOETHICS

The anger paradox : how angry should physicians be?

Sigrid WallaertSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in BIOETHICS

Thinking through responsibilities in AI-driven healthcare

Brandon FerlitoHeidi MertesSeppe Segers

2025

Anticipatory gaps challenge the public governance of heritable human genome editing

Jon RuedaSeppe SegersJeroen HopsterKarolina KudlekBelén LiedoSamuela MarchioriJohn Danaher

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS

Care for chronic pain patients : from epistemic challenges to epistemic (in)justice

Sigrid WallaertSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY

Definitions as boundaries : bioethics, Palestine and climate catastrophes

Dorian AccoeClemence Van GinnekenMichiel De ProostSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in BIOETHICS

Speculation as an argument : artificial placenta technology, clinical translation, and the ethical debate about the ethical debate

Dorian AccoeClemence Van GinnekenSeppe Segers

A2 Journal Article in MONASH BIOETHICS REVIEW

Stem cell-derived gametes : what to expect when expecting their clinical introduction

Ilse J de BruinMerel M SpaanderSimone HarmsenRosanne EdelenboschM Corrette PloemNina DartéeMadalena Cardoso Vaz SantosMathangi LakshmipathiCallista L MulderAns M M van Pelt et al.

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Take another five : a response to Adams

Michiel De ProostSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in THEORETICAL MEDICINE AND BIOETHICS

The information, control, and value models of mobile health‐driven empowerment

Jesse GraySeppe SegersHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in BIOETHICS

Trapped in the promising role of digital twins?

Michiel De ProostBrandon FerlitoSeppe Segers

Editorial material

Value sensitive design and the artificial placenta

Elizabeth Chloe RomanisSeppe SegersBen D de Jong

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS

2024

Age‐related hearing loss and 'hearables' : an agenda for moral considerations

Michiel De ProostSeppe SegersHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in BIOETHICS

Complication for a greener medical ethics code : assisted reproduction

Seppe SegersMichiel De Proost

Editorial material

De keuze om kinderen te krijgen in tijden van klimaatcrisis

Michiel De ProostSeppe Segers

A4 Journal Article in PODIUM VOOR BIO-ETHIEK

Modern ethical dilemmas in ART

Seppe SegersGuido PenningsHeidi Mertes

Bookchapter in Reference module in biomedical sciences

Navigating the landscape of digital twins in medicine : a relational bioethical inquiry

Brandon FerlitoMichiel De ProostSeppe Segers

A2 Journal Article in ASIAN BIOETHICS REVIEW

Putting 'epistemic injustice' to work in bioethics : beyond nonmaleficence

Sigrid WallaertSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY

Reproductive technologies and family ties

Ji‐Young LeeSeppe Segers

Editorial material

Responsibility gap(s) due to the introduction of AI in healthcare : an Ubuntu-inspired approach

Brandon FerlitoSeppe SegersMichiel De ProostHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS

Revisiting the ought implies can dictum in light of disruptive medical innovation

Michiel De ProostSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS

Take five? A coherentist argument why medical AI does not require a new ethical principle

Seppe SegersMichiel De Proost

A1 Journal Article in THEORETICAL MEDICINE AND BIOETHICS

Why we should (not) worry about generative AI in medical ethics teaching

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION

‘False hope’ in assisted reproduction : the normative significance of the external outlook and moral negotiation

Dorian AccoeSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS

2023

Balancing ‘the desires of individuals’ against ‘the situation of the world as a whole’ : (re)considering planetary responsibilities in the context of assisted reproduction

Bio-ethiek als zoekend evenwicht : reflecties bij ‘Ectogenese als einde van abortus’

Dorian AccoeSeppe Segers

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GEZONDHEIDSZORG EN ETHIEK

De meta-ethische wending in de bio-ethiek

Seppe SegersMichiel De Proost

A2 Journal Article in ALGEMEEN NEDERLANDS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR WIJSBEGEERTE

Disrupting medical necessity : setting an old medical ethics theme in new light

Seppe SegersMichiel De Proost

A2 Journal Article in CLINICAL ETHICS

Heritable genome editing : ethical aspects of a developing domain

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The ethics of ectogestative technology : telling science from science fiction

Seppe SegersDorian Accoe

A1 Journal Article in JAMA PEDIATRICS

The IVG ‘relatedness paradox’ : researchers should mind speculation

Editorial material

We need to talk about disruption in bioethics : a commentary on Rueda, Pugh and Savulescu

Michiel De ProostSeppe Segers

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

What you believe you want, may not be what the algorithm knows

Editorial material

2022

'Trust me, I’m algorithm-driven' : an ethical analysis of translocating trust from physician to AI-systems

Assessing the normative significance of desire satisfaction

Seppe SegersGuido PenningsHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in METAPHILOSOPHY

Between disruptive innovation and a commitment to universal ethical principles : investigating principlism’s metaethical commitment and what it means for intercultural ethics

Care robots and the value of veracity : disruption or entrenchment?

Enthusiasm, concern and ambivalence in the Belgian public’s attitude towards in-vitro gametogenesis

Heidi MertesTina GoethalsSeppe SegersMarie HuysentruytGuido PenningsVeerle Provoost

A2 Journal Article in REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE & SOCIETY ONLINE

Ethical, translational, and legal issues surrounding the novel adoption of ectogestative technologies

Seppe SegersElizabeth Chloe Romanis

A1 Journal Article in RISK MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE POLICY

Research ethics : participant, obstetric ethics & neonatal ethics

Robot technology for the elderly and the value of veracity : disruptive technology or reinvigorating entrenched principles?

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS

The curious case of 'trust' in the light of changing doctor-patient relationships

Seppe SegersHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in BIOETHICS

2021

An ethical exploration of pregnancy related mHealth : does it deliver?

Seppe SegersHeidi MertesGuido Pennings

A1 Journal Article in MEDICINE HEALTH CARE AND PHILOSOPHY

Discussing social hierarchies and the importance of genetic ties : a commentary on Petersen

Editorial material

Disruptive innovation in healthcare and value change in medical ethics : the place of ‘trust’ in changing patient-doctor relationships

Genetic relatedness in parent-child relationships : an ethicist’s view

Parenthood : norms and experiences

Seppe SegersGiulia Cavaliere

Editorial material

The path toward ectogenesis : looking beyond the technical challenges

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL ETHICS

2020

An ethical perspective on ‘Genes versus children’

Seppe SegersGuido Pennings

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Artificial womb technology and the ethics of prenatal medicine

Does human genome editing reinforce or violate human dignity?

Seppe SegersHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in BIOETHICS

Mensen, we moeten eens babbelen over het embryo

The ethics of ectogenesis‐aided foetal treatment

Seppe SegersGuido PenningsHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in BIOETHICS

2019

A child ‘of one’s own’ vs. non-genetic parenthood alternatives : an ethical perspective

Are we designing now or what?

Ectogenesis and the fetal patient

Getting what you desire : the normative significance of genetic relatedness in parent-child relationships

Seppe SegersGuido PenningsHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in MEDICINE HEALTH CARE AND PHILOSOPHY

In vitro gametogenesis : an inquiry into the main ethical concerns and why they matter

Seppe SegersHeidi MertesGuido Pennings

In vitro gametogenesis and reproductive cloning : can we allow one while banning the other?

Seppe SegersGuido PenningsWybo DondorpGuido de WertHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in BIOETHICS

In vitro gametogenesis and the creation of ‘designer babies’

Seppe SegersGuido PenningsWybo DondorpGuido de WertHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in CAMBRIDGE QUARTERLY OF HEALTHCARE ETHICS

Regulating human germline gene editing : should we be concerned about human dignity?

2018

BOOK REVIEW: Desiring the good: Ancient Proposals and Contemporary Theory (Katja Maria Vogt; Oxford: Oxford University Press)

Gametes from stem cells : same-sex reproduction in view of equality and heteronormativity

Genoomwijziging bij de mens : een overzicht van ethische en maatschappelijke vragen

A2 Journal Article in ETHIEK EN MAATSCHAPPIJ

Getting what you want : the case of genetic relatedness in the context of assisted reproduction

Herstel van genen in sperma, eicellen en embryo's in het lab - wat brengt de toekomst?

Modern ethical dilemmas in ART

Guido PenningsSeppe SegersHeidi Mertes

Bookchapter in Encyclopedia of reproduction

Onderzoek op menselijke embryo’s in België : een overzicht

Guido PenningsSeppe SegersSophie DebrockBjörn HeindryckxVelichka Kontozova-DeutschUsha PunjabiHilde vande VeldeAndré van SteirteghemHeidi Mertes

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Same-sex reproduction and genetic relatedness : future possibilities and related normative issues

2017

Balancing ethical pros and cons of stem cell derived gametes

Seppe SegersHeidi MertesGuido de WertWybo DondorpGuido Pennings

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Can we consistently prohibit reproductive cloning while accepting the reproductive use of stem cell-derived gametes?

Ethical reflections on stem cell-derived gametes

Seppe SegersGuido PenningsHeidi Mertes

A2 Journal Article in MEDECINE THERAPEUTIQUE

Genome editing and in vitro gametogenesis : the dawn of designer babies?

Human embryo research in Belgium : an overview

Guido PenningsSeppe SegersSophie DebrockBjörn HeindryckxVelichka Kontozova-DeutschUsha PunjabiHilde vande VeldeAndré van SteirteghemHeidi Mertes

A1 Journal Article in FERTILITY AND STERILITY

In vitro gametogenesis, genetic ties and the wish for a child with particular traits

Stem cell derived gametes : a slippery slope towards designer babies?

Seppe SegersHeidi MertesGuido Pennings

Using stem cell-derived gametes for same-sex reproduction : an alternative scenario

Seppe SegersHeidi MertesGuido PenningsGuido de WertWybo Dondorp

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS

2016

Does anyone 'need' stem cell derived sperm cells and egg cells?

2015

Trafficking as a persuasive definition

2012

De taalproef gewikt en gewogen