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Dr. Efrat Ram-Tiktin

Dr. Efrat Ram-Tiktin is a researcher working at the intersection of political philosophy, bioethics, and applied ethics. Her research focuses on developing normative frameworks for addressing moral and public controversies in healthcare, medicine, and emerging technologies, combining theoretical philosophical inquiry with practical questions of public policy. In recent years, her work has concentrated on the legitimacy of public decision-making in contested bioethical domains and on the conditions under which health policies can be justified in democratic societies characterized by a plurality of values, beliefs, and worldviews.

Dr. Ram-Tiktin teaches and supervises master's and doctoral students across a wide range of topics situated at the intersection of bioethics, applied ethics, and political philosophy.

Alongside her academic research, Dr. Ram-Tiktin is actively involved in public and regulatory initiatives related to bioethics and health policy.

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Fields of Interest

Political Philosophy

Bioethics and Political Philosophy

Bioethics and Applied Ethics

Democratic Legitimacy and Health Policy in Liberal Democracies

An Ethical Framework for Health Policy Design: The Role of Experts, Religious Authorities, and Citizens in Public Deliberation

Recent Publications

Lipshitz, N., & Ram-Tiktin, E. (2023). The Value of Being a Child: An Intuitive Case for a Development View. Journal of Value Inquiry, 57(1), 21-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-021-09800-6
Ram-Tiktin, E., & Lipshitz, N. (2022). Why Adults have to be Children First. Journal of Value Inquiry, 56(2), 201-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-020-09771-0
Gilbar, R., & Ram-Tiktin, E. (2020). It takes a village to raise a child: Solidarity in the courts-judicial justification for posthumous use of sperm by bereaved parents. Medical Law Review, 28(2), 317-341. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwz033
Ram-Tiktin, E., & Gilbar, R. (2019). Solidarity as a Theoretical Framework for Posthumous Assisted Reproduction and the Case of Bereaved Parents. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 22(2), 501-517. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-019-10012-y

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