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    Velleman's argument against anonymous gamete donation is ... — Carmelics
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    Velleman's argument against anonymous gamete donation is flawed

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    • 1.Velleman's argument relies on a Parfitian essentialist view of genetic identity that Parfit himself rejected as foundational for welfare claims.
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    • 2.Empirical studies on donor-conceived adults show psychological harms are inconsistent and mediated by social context, not genetic ignorance per se.
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    • 3.If genetic knowledge were constitutive of flourishing, adopted children raised without biological information would systematically fare worse—but evidence does not support this.
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    • 1.Velleman conflates narrative self-understanding, which requires social and relational context, with genetic knowledge specifically, committing a category error.
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    • 2.MacIntyre's account of narrative identity in 'After Virtue' grounds selfhood in community and practice, not biological lineage, undermining Velleman's premise.
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    • 3.A view that makes genetic knowledge necessary for identity formation cannot account for flourishing in cultures where biological parentage is socially unrecognized.
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    • 1.Velleman's view implies that certain forms of adoption are morally suspect
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    • 2.Velleman's view presupposes implausible connections between genetics, identity, and human flourishing
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    A distinct debate concerns the permissibility of procreating using anonymous gamete donors. Velleman argues that this practice is wrong because it frustrates children’s interest in knowing their genetic forebears (Velleman 2005). In response, Haslanger argues that not only does this view make certain forms of adoption morally suspect, it presupposes implausible connections between genetics, identity, and human flourishing (Haslanger 2009). Policy debates over anonymous gamete donation have expan
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