Dorothea Chatzikonstantinou is a PhD candidate in the sub-project 1 Normativity of Human Reproduction of the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded | H2R at the University of Zurich.

Dorothea’s research interests include feminist bioethics, reproductive autonomy and justice, abortion permissibility, and reproductive ethics with particular focus on the impact of reproductive technologies and societal norms on reproductive decision-making. Her PhD project focuses on the dialogue between novel technologies and abortion, investigating the clinical, legal and socio-ethical implications of using artificial placenta technology to replace abortion.

Education

• PhD candidate URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded H2R, University of Zurich, Switzerland (since 2025)
• MSc in Bioethics – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (2023 –2024)
• Degree in Law – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2016 – 2022)
• Exchange semester of study: Facultad de Derecho – Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (spring/summer semester 2021)

Work and research experience

• Research Assistant at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law supporting the development of two academic Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Nursing Ethics and Electronic Informed Consent respectively – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (2024)
• Trainee at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (RTD), supporting the Deputy Director-General for Implementation, Impact & Sustainable Investment Strategies with policy related reports and briefings in the areas of scientific advice to policy and health research – European Commission, Belgium (2023)
• Research Assistant at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law supporting the development of an academic Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Research Ethics – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (2022)