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I was referring the a baby that might remain alive in it's mother's womb while she may have died (perhaps in a car accident). In this case the baby could be delivered and survive.

Many unborn babies can be delivered before term and survive. Based on this I would assume that you do not support abortion after the point at which a baby could be delivered and live. As medical science advances we will be able to permit prematurely delivered babies to live further and further back. Who knows maybe we will be able to offer life to embryos in the first few hours of life. Would you then only support abortion further and further back until you would eventually not support it at all?

But why? Even after birth the baby is dependent on its mother for life. Newborns are helpless and need to be cared for.

Why is viability the definition of humanity. If you lose your viability and end up on life support can someone shoot you and it's OK?

Is it really just a question of sovereignty over viability and even if it is murder you weigh the value of sovereignty higher than a human life?