Commitment requires the closing off of other options. And as the Evil One knows full well, as the serpent whispers into our ears, to be like God, to be god-like we must keep all of our options open. To be omnipotent means to have all possible options immediately available. The presence of a child is so very limiting. And so is love.
Children require love.
If love is a threat then the baby must be eliminated. This Herod knew full well. No wonder that even in our world today, not just back then when Jesus was born, children are at risk. A self-indulgent culture needs to reduce the claims of children. It needs to eliminate the insistent calls of love.