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    It is not the case that Savulescu's claim that inequality-promoting traits cannot promote wellbeing is either irrelevant or false.

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    • 1.Prospective parents choosing traits that contribute to inequality may do so without realizing those traits undermine their children's wellbeing.
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    • 2.Parents may only realize their choices contributed to injustice after the harm is done.
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    • 3.In racist societies, selecting fair-skinned children would not diminish the wellbeing of those selected children, yet it would perpetuate injustice.
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