It is a grim reminder of the situation in which the US Supreme Court finds itself that one of its members, Judge Samuel Alito, has reportedly gone into hiding after pro-abortion activists staged a rally outside his home, protesting at the opinion he drafted which overthrew the constitutional basis for a universal right to abortion in the US. Two other Supreme Court judges were also targeted by activists, after the GPS co-ordinates of their homes were publicised by pro-choice groups. The final judgment will be issued this month or next; it is to be hoped that, before that happens, the campaign against judges critical of Roe v Wade does not take an even uglier turn.