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    Many parents who use genetic screening report deeper love... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Michael Sandel argues in 'The Case Against Perfection' that the drive to mastery in genetic selection erodes the disposition of 'unconditional giftedness' that grounds parental love.

    Many parents who use genetic screening report deeper love and commitment precisely because they can address serious disabilities, contradicting the claim that mastery erodes giftedness.

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    Genetic screening(as an example of selective demand in reproduction)
    Testing an embryo or fetus's DNA to check for specific genes or traits before birth.
    disability(Stein's utilitarian framework for health care allocation)
    Conceptually related to ill-health or functional decrement (impairment); on the utilitarian view, also entails a proportionate reduction in welfare.
    erodes(as used metaphorically in philosophy)
    Slowly wears away or weakens something, like water wearing down rock over time.
    giftedness(as used in philosophy of parenthood and existential philosophy)
    The quality of receiving something as a gift—something given to you that you didn't create or choose, which should be accepted and valued as it is.
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    (as used in philosophy of parenthood and bioethics)
    The idea of having complete control or power over something, treating it as an object you can shape according to your will rather than accepting it as given.

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