[J.R.]

I hate this issue and can't make up my mind. Some countering perspectives.

"Do you have a responsibility to remove his head from the water so he can breath?"

Not legally.

"If we did not lift a finger to help a six month old baby to survive, he would certainly die of neglect. And you would go to jail."

Are you sure that is the case? [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] I really doubt it unless you have a duty as a parent or legal gaurdian.

"The unborn baby (if not a slave) is certainly a second class citizen here."

Rightly or wrongly, many would argue you have to be a person before you can be a citizen.

"has a future as a self-reliant individual"

This is what those in favor of your general idealogy like to present as the crux of the disagreeement. This is what those against often argue is an illogical presuppostion.

"that baby can be killed at the whim of their "owner""

Rightly or wrongly, that is a narrow minded approach. While symbiotic is not the right word, there is a pretty significant cause and effect relationship between "owner" and "baby" that is more complicated than you present.