If parents genetically engineered their children, what would follow, according to Sandel?
A) Parenthood would involve greater appreciation of children as gifts.
B) Parenthood would no longer involve an openness to the unbidden.
C) Parenthood would involve greater passivity.
D) Parenthood would no longer involve shaping who the child becomes.

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Sandel argues that genetically engineering children would eliminate the openness to the unbidden that is essential to meaningful parenthood. Parents would no longer be accepting their children as gifts but rather as products to be designed according to their specifications. This would lead to a loss of appreciation for the uniqueness of each child and reduce parenthood to a technological procedure rather than a relational experience.

If Parents Genetically Engineered Their Children, What Would Follow, According