The report does recognize the legitimacy of the objective of protecting the family, however, and makes use of it to limit the scope of its recommendation to sexual relations between adult siblings. Sexual relations between other close relatives, such as parents and their adult children are, the report argues, in a different category because of the different power relations between generations, and the greater potential for damage to other family relationships.
但报告承认保护家庭目标的合法性，也承认应合理利用该目标限制其成人兄弟姊妹间性关系建议适用的范畴。报告认为其他近亲属、如父母与成年子女间的性关系属于完全不同的领域，因为代际间不同的权力关系，以及对其他家庭关系可能造成更大的损伤。