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    It is not the case that The relevant threshold for intervention is prevention of severe harm, not optimization of future autonomy, a standard Amish upbringing demonstrably meets.

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    • 1.Restricted education and controlled information access prevent children from even conceiving alternatives—a hidden harm distinct from acute injury.
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    • 2.Ostracism for leaving (shunning) creates coercive pressure to stay, making exit theoretically available but practically devastating.
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    • 3.Severe harm prevention is necessary but insufficient; parents control formative years when autonomy capacity itself is developmentally shaped.
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    • 1.Severe harm (abuse, neglect, disease) is an objective threshold; optimization is subjective and culturally variable.
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    • 2.Amish children develop competence, community belonging, and meaningful life trajectories within their cultural context.
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    • 3.Requiring all upbringings to maximize future autonomy options imposes majority culture values and undermines legitimate minority practices.
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