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    It is not the case that 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.

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    • 1.Parents already shape children through education, nutrition, and values without undermining love; genetic selection is continuous with existing parental responsibility, not categorically different.
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    • 2.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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    • 3.The distinction between 'gift' and 'chosen' is philosophically unstable; even natural children result from parental choice to have children and shape their environment.
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    • 1.Unconditional love requires accepting what we cannot control; designing traits transforms children into projects, making love conditional on meeting specifications.
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    • 2.Historical evidence shows that when we treat others as means to perfect an ideal rather than as ends in themselves, we diminish their inherent dignity and worth.
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    • 3.The psychological shift from 'receiving' to 'constructing' a child fundamentally alters parental stance from humility to mastery, eroding openness to surprise.
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