NHW (Natural Human Warranty)

NHW (Natural Human Warranty)
One of the earliest stipulations of the PPB signing a joint defence, law-enforcement, and common standards agreement with the Focus Protectorate was an absolute ban on the development of artificial intelligence, trans-human enhancements, and genetic engineering, therapies, or modifications.

Being hard to police the final stipulation, each citizen is required to maintain a current Natural Human Warranty (NHW), without which they cannot access public services, cannot work in government jobs, hold any elected position, or serve in the judiciary, medical profession, journalism, teaching, competitive sport, and a huge variety of other activities and professions. It effectively makes participation in society nearly impossible. Citizens who were born in the Goffa Province are excluded from some of the restrictions, but must be able to demonstrate they are of the same genetic makeup they were born with to fully engage with society.