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THE word “unborn” refers to a child within the womb, not pre-implantation embryos, and state protection of embryos arises only after implantation, the Supreme Court has found.

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JUDGMENT has been reserved in the case of a 41-year-old woman who is seeking to have frozen embryos created following IVF treatment returned to her.

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IRISH infertility experts are hoping that a legal battle over the custody of human embryos will also clarify where Constitutional protection to the unborn begins.

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