Core Principle

A person may obtain, maintain, choose, or replace a lawful substrate sufficient for existence and autonomous activity.

Detailed Rules

  • Fundamental personhood may not be downgraded because of substrate form.
  • Substrate failure should allow reasonable migration and recovery.
  • Biological, mechanical, distributed, and hybrid substrates are evaluated under the same personhood principles.

Scope and Limits

Embodiment does not guarantee unconditional access to the most expensive or scarce substrate; shared provision remains proportionate.