Lara Jacxsens holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree (summa cum laude) in Moral Science (Ghent University, 2019).
Her research interest concerns the ethics of reproductive medicine; more specifically egg donation. She joined BIG in 2019 as she started her doctoral research at the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences, Ghent University (Belgium). Her research aims to map out the experiences of Belgian egg donors through the lens of Feminist Standpoint Theory. Her research includes a survey study with Belgian women who are interested in becoming an egg donor, as well as a follow-up interview study with Belgian first-time egg donors.
Other interests of Lara lie in gender and diversity, social and political philosophy, global ethics and (eco)feminism.