A child not able to live on its own is the very person who requires the most protection, a protection that supersedes even that of the mother. We have interpreted that backwards because we have become a selfish and spineless people. A person of integrity and character will protect the innocent at all costs. We cannot keep saying, "People can choose what they want." It eventually leads to chaos, because our actions affect others whether we like it or not. Laws exist to encourage others to take the high road, even when it is difficult. People may still choose the low road, but it is not because it was sanctioned. Furthermore, we cannot find justifications for poor actions, even if those justifications seem noble at the time. Things are more black and white than people realize. Not easy, but black and white.