I understand the intent of this law, but I can't support the judge's decision because it does not acknowledge the life inside this woman. I think you have pointed out that we still have far to go to protect the life of the unborn. It's either a person or it isn't. It's either a life or it isn't.
The HOV signs do not state that each passenger must be in his or her own "seat." And after the President signed legislation which would allow the federal government to recognize and charge a person responsible for killing a pregnant mother and thusly, the baby inside her womb, with double homicide, it seems we've turned back the clock.
So, according to the judge, the unborn baby doesn't count. However, if a drunk driver were to swerve into and kill both mother and unborn baby, there would be two persons who died in the vehicle. I guess what I'm trying to say is...this ruling protects the working commuter, and completely disavows the fact that the unborn is in fact, a person.