syndrome. It affects one in 4,500 women and means that the womb fails to develop. Before she was given the transplant in 2016 it was unclear if a uterus could remain capable of gestating a baby if it had been deprived of blood supply for some time after the death of the donor. The baby weighed 2.5kg at birth on 15 December 2017, and both mother and child remain healthy. The transplanted uterus was removed from the mother during the delivery.

All this sounds like good news for women who, because of injury, illness, surgery (hysterectomy) or congenital conditions, would need a transplant in order to bear a child.

But not everyone will see it as an unqualified good. Since the first uterine transplants, opinion has been split about theirIn the Democratic primary for state attorney general, Leecia Eve may be the candidate most New York voters have heard the least about — and the one they should most fully consider.

Ms. Eve brings to the race energy, independence, an impressive breadth of legal and governmental experience, and a clear understanding of the job's potential. And, significantly, she brings a broader view of New York — upstate and downstate — than her rivals. That's an essential quality for leading an office which, after all, must protect the interests of all New Yorkers.

Ms. Eve stands out in a capable Democratic field that also includes Letitia James, the New York City public advocate; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who represents the 18th Congressional District and served as White House staff secretary