mohannad has a point - does this have anything to do with Sharia law?

I can see brit's point about the premise being a good one. I
f a mother was driving with her new born baby in her lap and it was killed in an accident caused by the mother, then we'd all say it was the mother's fault.

How is it any different just because the child hasn't been born yet? I guess we end up with a similar argument to the one about abortion being murder.