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    It is not the case that A right to an open future is violated not only by restricting choices but by biologically instantiating preferences the child never endorsed.

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    • 1.All parenting biologically instantiates preferences (nutrition, environment, genes); the claim cannot distinguish permissible from impermissible cases.
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    • 2.Children's futures depend on having *some* motivational structure; complete openness is neither possible nor desirable.
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    • 3.Many endorsed preferences were never explicitly chosen; the distinction between biological instantiation and other causation is unclear.
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    • 1.Autonomy requires the ability to author one's own values; biological predetermination of preferences undermines this authorship.
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    • 2.Children cannot consent to permanent biological modifications that shape their identity, making such interventions paternalistic.
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    • 3.The open future principle protects against foreclosure of meaningful life paths; engineered preferences narrow available meaningful paths.
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