Them too busy being born is busy dying

It had to happen sooner rather than later. The issue of what to do with unwanted human embryos has taken on a constitutional dimension. Hard to know exactly how this one will pan out over the next few days. The whole area is fraught with difficulties. Here's one off the top of my head: if an embryo does have constitutional protection (like the unborn child), will the State have an obligation to try and find a womb for it? After all, the State must defend and vindicate any personal rights of the unborn child, the only limitation being that this must be set against the right to life of the mother. Bet Justice Brian McGovern is delighted that this one landed in his lap! Finally, it's impossible to tell whether or not we'll get a Supreme Court ruling on the matter; then again, at least 18 years of child support payments are probably worth an appeal by either side.