Subject: "Law and Order" to Air Episode Depicting Pro-Lifers as Killers
Source: Pro-Life Infonet; January 3, 2002

"Law and Order" to Air Episode Depicting Pro-Lifers as Killers

New York, NY -- A supposed pro-life advocate who murders abortion
practitioners is the plot of this Sunday's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent
"on NBC. The 9pm EST/PST, 8pm CST/MST show revolves round New York City
police detectives -- with the added twist of letting viewers see crimes
unfold from the perspective of the perpetrators.

The plot summary for the January 6 episode, as outlined on the NBC Web
page:

"When a pro-life loner (guest star Robert Stanton) stalks and shoots a
doctor, Detectives Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Eames (Kathryn Erbe)
begin tracking him through his contacts and when they find a second gun,
they reach a chilling conclusion -- their suspect has not acquired his
final target. But while prosecuting attorney Carver (Courtney B. Vance)
worries about turning a murder case into a litmus test on abortion before
a jury, Goren tries to find out the real reason for the gunman's rage."

Although a few vigilante extremists have killed abortion pracittioners, no
truly pro-life person commits such acts of violence and no truly pro-life
person or organization has endorsed such violence as a means to end the
travesty of abortion.

ACTION: Please contact NBC to express your disappointment that they would
use "Law and Order" to erroneously depict pro-life people as violent
killers. You can email NBC about the show at: LawOrderCI@nbc.com and you
can also send a letter to: Viewer Relations, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New
York, NY 10112

The Web page for NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" is:
http://nbc.com/Law_&_Order:_Criminal_Intent/index.html