Doctors have an ethical code, Why shouldn't political powers have ethical limits too?
This petition proposes a simple international civic charter for elected officials.
Some places carry extraordinary meaning for millions of people.
The charter asks elected officials to accept one basic standard:
When political power reaches a place, its responsibility for human rights should be guided by a Doctor-Political Ethical Code.
This principle does not decide ownership, borders, sovereignty, history, religion, or political solutions.
It simply places a higher worldwide ethical duty on political power.
One important place can carry many meanings without requiring one identity.
The first milestone is to gather 100 founding signatories from around the world and then invite Elected Officials Internationally to examine and endorse the charter.
The Doctor-Political Ethical Code:
1. Protect life wherever possible.
2. Protect children and women from avoidable physical and psychological harm.
3. Protect access to food, water, medicine, shelter, sanitation, and medical care.
4. Consider long-term trauma and health effects, not only immediate outcomes.
5. When two effective options exist, prefer the one expected to cause less unnecessary human harm.
6. Do not transfer responsibility from an individual or organization to unrelated civilians.
We ask elected officials worldwide to examine and endorse these six principles as a basic ethical standard for political decision-making.
