Wrongful Life (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)

"Wrongful Life"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode
Episode no. Season 5
Episode 15 (#104 overall)
Directed by Darnell Martin
Written by Dick Wolf (creator)
René Balcer (story and developer)
Gerry Conway (story and teleplay)
Stephanie Sengupta (story editor)
Production code 05015
Original air date March 26, 2006
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"Wrongful Life" is a fifth season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Plot summary

In this episode, Goren and Eames investigate the murder of an urban explorer who had unlawfully obtained medical records that could have been used in an unusual court case. The investigation leads them to a bitter mother who is suing a doctor for not revealing years earlier that her unborn daughter had a spina bifida malformation, denying the right to choose to have an abortion.

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio Det. Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe Det. Alexandra Eames
Jamey Sheridan Capt. James Deakins
Courtney B. Vance A.D.A. Ron Carver

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