The point about "won't someone please think of the children?" is that its usually uttered when something that doesn't affect children is going on. It's a deman

The point about "won't someone please think of the children?" is that its usually uttered when something that doesn't affect children is going on. It's a demand that society fight a bogeyman that poses no real threat to children: Sonic the Hedgehog or communists or "gay propaganda" or saucy pop videos. Asking that one's health insurance cover the delivery of one's baby seems a pretty legitimate demand.