Table 2.

Proposed set of four conditions necessary to justify the breach of an autonomy-based right such as the child’s right to an open future.¹

1.	The action must be aimed at an important goal—such as the protection of others from serious harm—that outweighs the value of autonomy…in the particular instance.
2.	[The action] must have a high probability of realizing that goal.
3.	There must be no acceptable alternatives that can also realize the goal without breaching those principles.
4.	The degree of infringement of the principle must be the minimum necessary to realize the goal.