I think that it’s the maternal instinct and that it’s only for one’s own child. There have been actual cases in Israel where mothers have lied on top of their children to protect them from terrorist bullets. This is how Binyamin Kahane’s wife saved her children. It’s not something you think about–it just comes naturally to a mother. While I think most women would want to do what they can to help other people’s children as well, I don’t think that instinct comes into play when it’s not your own.
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