Pregnancy doesn't just happen. Cases of rape excepted, the child in the mother's womb came to be in that womb, and to depend on the mother for survival, due to

Pregnancy doesn't just happen. Cases of rape excepted, the child in the mother's womb came to be in that womb, and to depend on the mother for survival, due to actions taken by the mother. Therefore, the mother is responsible for the well-being of her child.