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    It is not the case that Commodification of procreative inputs, as Kantian analysis suggests, transforms children into products evaluated against specifications, shifting the relational frame from reception to assessment.

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    • 1.All parenting involves implicit specifications (values, expectations, hopes); market participation doesn't create assessment frames that don't already exist in non-commercial contexts.
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    • 2.Commodification of procreative inputs (egg/sperm donation, surrogacy services) differs categorically from commodifying the child; treating labor as commodity need not commodify the person produced.
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    • 3.Restricting market access to reproduction may harm autonomy for those unable to access procreation otherwise, suggesting non-market arrangements also impose relational constraints.
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    • 1.Market logic treats procreative services as exchangeable commodities with quality metrics, inherently judging value by predetermined specifications rather than unconditional acceptance.
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    • 2.Kantian dignity requires treating persons as ends-in-themselves; commodification instrumentalizes potential persons as means to parental satisfaction of preferences.
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    • 3.Commercial reproductive frameworks enable selective demand (genetic screening, trait selection), institutionalizing assessment criteria that contradict unconditional parental reception.
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