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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Obtain informed consent
Provide understandable information and respect voluntary decisions before interventions or research.
Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions
A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
- Religious systems
- 0/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 8/41
- Represented systems
- 8/93
- Specific anchors*
- 0/8
0.0%
19.5%
8.6%
0.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Provide understandable information and respect voluntary decisions before interventions or research.
This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.
Preserved calculation difference
The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.
All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93
Overall %: source 8.5 · recomputed 8.6022
Evidence, mapping by mapping
8 selected mappings
Migrant Worker Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obtain informed consent · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Open original source ↗ www.ohchr.org
Official framework-level anchor · International labor and migration ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10565. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Public Health Ethics (WHO) · Official framework-level anchor
Obtain informed consent · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
WHO Constitution, human-rights framework, values, and Code of Ethics
Open original source ↗ www.who.int
Official framework-level anchor · Professional and international health ethics
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10566. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Red Cross and Red Crescent Humanitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obtain informed consent · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Open original source ↗ www.icrc.org
Official framework-level anchor · International humanitarian ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10567. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obtain informed consent · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
SPJ Code of Ethics
Open original source ↗ www.spj.org
Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10568. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UN Indigenous Peoples Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obtain informed consent · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Official framework-level anchor · International and Indigenous rights ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact principle or article, affected community, legal status, and interpretive scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10569. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Bioethics and Human Rights · Official framework-level anchor
Obtain informed consent · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights and Human Genome Declaration
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International bioethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10570. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
WMA Declaration of Geneva · Official framework-level anchor
Obtain informed consent · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
World Medical Association Physician's Pledge
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Official framework-level anchor · Professional medical ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, institutional status, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10571. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
World Medical Association Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Obtain informed consent · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
WMA Declaration of Geneva and International Code of Medical Ethics
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Official framework-level anchor · Professional ethics
Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10572. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
History and geography: source limits
This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.
Explore connections in the same category
Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.
Respect patient autonomy
Honor capable patients' informed choices within ethical and legal limits.
Provide care without discrimination
Base care on health needs rather than prejudice or irrelevant status.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 590 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 353 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 143 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 40 |
| Religions Sharing | 0 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 0 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 8 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 19.5 |
| All Systems Sharing | 8 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 8.5 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 0 |
| Direct Evidence % | 0 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 0 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | -19.5 |
Nonreligious-institution-weighted commonality