Faculty of Theology, North-West University, PO Box 62, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
J Relig Health. 2021 Apr;60(2):1046-1068. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01189-7. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
In the development of the Universal Declarations of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR) of UNESCO, the Protestant tradition did not participate in the conversation. This treatise is a humble contribution. The global community is convinced that the present generation can have a positive and negative impact on future generations. Article 16 of the UDBHR expresses serious concern about the negative impact of technology in the context of the human, animal and plant genome in particular, as well as the environment in general. The Protestant concept of the covenant provides a solid theological grounding for article 16 of the UDBHR. In light of this reasoning, article 16 of the UDBHR, which has the purpose of promoting the health of future generations, can fully be defended by Protestant ethics and included in the prophetic message of the Protestant faith tradition.
在教科文组织《世界生物伦理和人权宣言》（UDBHR）的制定过程中，新教传统并没有参与对话。本文是一个谦逊的贡献。全球社会相信，当代人可以对后代产生积极和消极的影响。UDBHR 的第 16 条对技术在人类、动物和植物基因组以及环境等方面的负面影响表示严重关注。新教的圣约观念为 UDBHR 的第 16 条提供了坚实的神学基础。基于这一推理，UDBHR 的第 16 条旨在促进后代的健康，可以完全由新教伦理来捍卫，并纳入新教信仰传统的先知信息。
