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    The supporting argument conflates medical utility with th... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Donor anonymity in reproductive medicine is permissible.

    The supporting argument conflates medical utility with the full scope of reasons why genetic identity matters to persons.

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    • 1.Genetic identity shapes personal narrative, ancestry connection, and family relationships beyond disease prevention or treatment outcomes.
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    • 2.Medical utility focuses narrowly on health intervention capacity, but persons value genetic identity for identity, kinship, and existential meaning.
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    • 3.An argument that reduces genetic identity to medical utility commits scope reduction by ignoring non-medical reasons genetic heritage matters to people.
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    • 1.Medical utility often *is* the primary practical reason genetic identity matters in policy contexts where modification decisions occur.
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    • 2.The distinction between 'medical utility' and 'other reasons' may be artificial—health, identity, and kinship concerns are deeply interconnected, not separable.
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    • 3.Arguments needn't address all reasons something matters to be valid; selective focus on medical utility doesn't automatically constitute conflation or error.
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