Respect human vulnerability
Give special protection to persons and groups whose vulnerability increases the risk of exploitation or harm.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions
Consider foreseeable effects of biomedical choices on future generations.
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
- 4/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 11/41
- Represented systems
- 15/93
- Specific anchors*
- 1/15
7.7%
26.8%
16.1%
6.7%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Consider foreseeable effects of biomedical choices on future generations.
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 16 · recomputed 16.129
Evidence, mapping by mapping
15 selected mappings
African Charter Duties Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, including individual duties
Official framework-level anchor · African regional ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9618. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
British Unitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Unitarian teachings on freedom, reason, tolerance, conscience, dignity, inclusion, and service
Open original source ↗ www.unitarian.org.uk
Official framework-level anchor · Liberal religious tradition
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9619. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Earth Charter Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Earth Charter principles of respect, ecological integrity, justice, democracy, nonviolence, and peace
Open original source ↗ earthcharter.org
Official framework-level anchor · Global ecological and social 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 9620. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
American Ethical Union principles of human worth, ethical action, and freedom of belief
Open original source ↗ aeu.org
Official framework-level anchor · Ethical religion and humanism
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9621. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Humanists International - Modern Humanism · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Amsterdam Declaration 2022 / Declaration of Modern Humanism
Open original source ↗ humanists.international
Official framework-level anchor · Modern nonreligious ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, institutional status, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9622. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Migrant Worker Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · 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 9623. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Nichiren Buddhism - SGI Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official SGI-USA teachings on human revolution, dignity, equality, courage, compassion, and peace
Open original source ↗ www.sgi-usa.org
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9624. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
International mission, social justice, governance, and values statements
Open original source ↗ www.salvationarmy.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9625. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Tibetan Buddhist Universal Responsibility · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Dalai Lama teachings on compassion, nonviolence, environment, and universal responsibility
Open original source ↗ www.dalailama.com
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9626. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Bioethics and Human Rights · Specific primary/official anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Specific primary/official anchor · International bioethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9627. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Climate Change Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Declaration of Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International environmental ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9628. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Future Generations Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International intergenerational ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9629. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Nations Principles for Older Persons · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
UN Principles for Older Persons: independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment, and dignity
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Official framework-level anchor · International ageing ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9630. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
WMA Declaration of Geneva · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · 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 9631. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
World Heritage Stewardship Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect future persons in biomedical decisions · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International cultural and environmental ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9632. 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.
Do not reduce persons to genetic characteristics
Treat the human genome as relevant information without defining the whole dignity or identity of a person.
Require independent ethics review
Submit consequential biomedical research to competent, independent, and pluralistic ethical review.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 386 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 245 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 91 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 36 |
| Religions Sharing | 4 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 7.7 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 11 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 26.8 |
| All Systems Sharing | 15 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 16 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 1 |
| Direct Evidence % | 6.7 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 28.7 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | -19.1 |
Nonreligious-institution-weighted commonality