Do not let prejudice interfere with medical duty
Provide professional care without discrimination based on identity, belief, status, disability, or political affiliation.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Respect patient autonomy and dignity
Honor informed choices, bodily integrity, personal values, and the equal dignity of every patient.
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
- 5/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 1/41
- Represented systems
- 6/93
- Specific anchors*
- 1/6
9.6%
2.4%
6.5%
16.7%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Honor informed choices, bodily integrity, personal values, and the equal dignity of every patient.
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 6.4 · recomputed 6.4516
Evidence, mapping by mapping
6 selected mappings
British Unitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect patient autonomy and dignity · 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 9561. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Nichiren Buddhism - SGI Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect patient autonomy and dignity · 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 9562. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends - Quaker Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect patient autonomy and dignity · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Friends General Conference materials on peace, integrity, equality, simplicity, community, and stewardship
Open original source ↗ www.fgcquaker.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian peace 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 9563. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Shinnyo-en Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect patient autonomy and dignity · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Shinnyo-en teaching on integrity, meditation, wisdom, compassion, altruism, and Buddha nature
Open original source ↗ shinnyoen.org
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, institutional authority, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9564. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Respect patient autonomy and dignity · 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 9565. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
WMA Declaration of Geneva · Specific primary/official anchor
Respect patient autonomy and dignity · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
WMA Declaration of Geneva: respect autonomy and dignity
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Specific primary/official 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 9566. 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.
Put patient health and well-being first
Make the patient's health and well-being the physician's first professional consideration.
Maintain confidentiality after death
Continue protecting confidential patient information even after the patient has died.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 375 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 431 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 493 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 35 |
| Religions Sharing | 5 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 9.6 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 1 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 2.4 |
| All Systems Sharing | 6 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 6.4 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 1 |
| Direct Evidence % | 16.7 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 25 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 7.2 |
Specialized or emerging teaching