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    It is not the case that Donor anonymity in reproductive medicine is permissible.

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    • 1.Donor-conceived individuals have a fundamental interest in knowing their genetic origins, grounded in identity formation and autonomy.
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    • 2.Anonymity systematically forecloses this interest without consent from the party most affected by the arrangement.
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    • 3.A practice that structurally denies an unconsenting party a fundamental interest cannot be straightforwardly permissible.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.The supporting argument conflates medical utility with the full scope of reasons why genetic identity matters to persons.
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    • 2.Philosophical accounts of personal identity—from Parfit to narrative self-constitution theorists—ground genetic knowledge in self-understanding, not merely health outcomes.
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    • 3.Dismissing non-medical interests in genetic origins misrepresents the normative landscape and therefore fails to justify anonymity.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.The value of medical history for donor-conceived individuals is overstated.
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    • 2.As medicine moves toward personalized approaches, the relevance of donor medical history will diminish further.
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