tallg, there is a huge difference between the "baby in the lap" example you're giving here and the case of a pregnant woman. A woman with a baby in her lap could do something more to add to the safety of her baby and protect a life that can't protect itself (namely by using a car seat or even leaving the baby at home if its presence is not necessary). In the other case the mother has no option but to have the child in a relatively "dangerous" spot...its her duty to be careful while driving but i think that most of us try to be as careful as possible anyway. Accidents happen...there's as much sense in charging her blood money as charging henry ford.