Legislate to protect all human embryos

THE High Court decision that unborn human life outside the womb does not enjoy constitutional protection under Article 40.3.3 flies in the face of basic scientific facts.

The assertion that it was not possible for the court to say when life begins is extraordinary. Any second-level student of biology knows that human life has its starting point at fertilisation.

The embryo, from the moment of fertilisation, possesses a complete genetic code that will programme growth and development throughout life. Nothing further is added to the human embryo after fertilisation except time and nourishment.