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    It is not the case that Treating procreation as presumptively morally problematic inverts the proper burden of proof, which falls on those who would restrict fundamental liberties, not on those who exercise them.

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    • 1.Procreation directly creates new beings affected by profound interests (existence, suffering), warranting ethical scrutiny beyond standard liberty claims.
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    • 2.Standard burden-of-proof frameworks assume exercises of liberty affect only consenting parties; procreation creates non-consenting third parties.
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    • 3.Some fundamental liberties do carry presumptive restrictions (e.g., genetic engineering, human experimentation) when third-party creation/harms occur.
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    • 1.Reproductive autonomy is a fundamental liberty historically protected across legal systems and moral frameworks as basic to human dignity.
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    • 2.Burden of proof traditionally rests on those proposing restrictions, not those exercising recognized freedoms without direct harm to others.
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    • 3.Assuming procreation is problematic reverses this principle, requiring the fertile to justify their reproductive choices affirmatively.
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