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    It is not the case that The link between a selective mentality in reproduction and overzealous or unforgiving parenting styles is not a necessary one

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    • 1.The majority of parents are not so naïve as to presume to know what they are getting simply because they had a hand in selecting some of their child's genetic features
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    • 2.Gamete donor selection is less likely than more expensive and effective forms of selective reproduction, such as genetic engineering, to produce problematic expectations and attitudes
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    • 1.Parental love, as described by Harry Frankfurt, is characteristically unconditional and volitionally self-sustaining once the child exists.
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    • 2.The phenomenology of bonding overrides pre-conception preferences: parents routinely abandon prior selectivity upon encountering the actual child.
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    • 3.Selective intent at conception and responsive care after birth are psychologically distinct phases, governed by different motivational structures.
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    • 1.Sandel's critique of hyperparenting targets a disposition of mastery, but donor selection expresses hope rather than control over outcomes.
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    • 2.Choosing a donor with certain traits is structurally analogous to choosing a co-parent, which carries no implication of conditional acceptance of offspring.
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