[jas3]

So would you then agree that if a 7 celled blastosphere lived for 75 years and then died naturally (but without further cell division) that it's death would not be through neglect?

For the sake of clarity, let's name the 7-celled blastosphere, Melissa.

Melissa didn't bring herself into existence. Someone else's actions brought Melissa's tiny life into existence.

If someone deliberately stops supplying whatever is necessary to support Melissa's life, they are guilty of neglect.

Let's call the blastosphere P.H. for Potential Human (since we can't identify a gender at the blastosphere stage). So if P.H. lives as a blastosphere for 75 years and then the last of the 7 cells dies of old age, then nobody is guilty of neglect, correct?

jas3

[syriacus]

we can't identify a gender at the blastosphere stage.

Really?