Ji Young Lee

Ji Young Lee serves as an Assistant Professor of Bioethics within the Department of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Her institutional affiliation is specifically with the Section of Health Services Research, located at Øster Farimagsgade 5 opg. B, 1353 København K. She maintains an active research profile with 45 documented research outputs across various publication types including journal articles, commentaries, and book chapters.

Dr. Lee's research profile reveals extensive expertise in bioethics with particular specialization in reproductive ethics. Her work critically examines pronatalism policies, especially in the South Korean context, and explores the ethical dimensions of emerging reproductive technologies including ectogestation and uterus transplantation. She investigates how concepts of autonomy intersect with medical decision-making, particularly regarding personalized patient preference predictors. Her scholarship bridges philosophical inquiry with practical public health applications, as evidenced by her work on kindness as a public health intervention.

Analysis of her recent publications (2024-2025) shows a concentrated research trajectory focused on reproductive ethics, with pronounced attention to pronatalism debates across eight publications. Her work demonstrates strong international collaboration, with research outputs appearing in leading bioethics journals including Journal of Medical Ethics, Bioethics, and Journal of Social Philosophy. The interdisciplinary nature of her scholarship connects philosophy, medical ethics, public health policy, and demographic studies.

Dr. Lee completed her PhD in Philosophy at the University of Bristol, establishing a strong theoretical foundation for her current bioethics research. Her ORCID profile (0000-0003-1573-7139) documents her scholarly contributions, and her work has garnered attention across academic and social media platforms with mentions on X (formerly Twitter), Bluesky, and academic platforms like Mendeley.