New ways to get pregnant.

Last month, newspapers reported two legal disputes involving new reproductive methods. The first (Davis v. Davis)1 was a battle for custody of seven frozen embryos, conceived by in vitro fertilization two years ago. A lower court had referred to them as "children in vitro," and granted them full protection under the law. The Tennessee Court of Appeals gave joint custody to the parents, who divorced shortly after the embryos were created. Since they cannot agree on the disposition of the embryos, it would seem that the "children in vitro" are destined to enjoy their legal protection in the . . .