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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.

    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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    Categorical difference(as contrasted with merely temporal difference)
    A fundamental, essential difference in type or kind between things, rather than just a difference in degree or timing.
    Continuous with(describes the relationship between normative frameworks and natural facts)
    Connected to or flowing naturally from something else, without a sharp break between them.
    Parental responsibility(as used in ethics)
    The moral and practical duties parents have to care for, protect, and shape their children's development and futures.
    genetic selection(as used in bioethics)
    The process of choosing which genetic traits or characteristics a future person will have, often through technology like IVF or genetic engineering.

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