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God Bless the Child

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"God Bless the Child"
L&O, Episode 2.05
Production number: 67404
First aired: 22 October 1991
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Written By
David Black & Robert Nathan

Directed By
E.W. Swackhamer

A couple face trial after they deny medical treatment to their five-year-old daughter because of religious beliefs.

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Plot

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References

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"Grandma fell down a flight of stairs. Daddy's beating up Mommy."
"Car Accident. Boiler explosion."
"Wanna move to a small town in Jersey? They got a nice police chief there."

- Phil Cerreta and Mike Logan


"They want to martyr themselves to religion, fine. They don't have the right to martyr their child."

- Benjamin Stone


"When my children are sick, I pray for their souls. For their bodies, I get a doctor."

- Cora Amado


"What do you think Judge Kurland will give them?"
"My guess? They won’t spend a night in jail."
"Then what the hell’s the point?"
"Well, it’s on the books, it got press. Maybe next week, next month, three years from now a parent will call a doctor ‘cause they remember this conviction. And a child won’t die. That’s the point."

- Paul Robinette and Benjamin Stone


"It never ceases to amaze me."
"Juries?"
"To weed through a complicated legal minefield, get bad instructions from the judge, and still come up with the right verdict."

- Benjamin Stone and Paul Robinette

[edit] Background information and notes

  • This is actress Susan Blommaert's first appearance as Judge Rebecca Steinman.
  • This episode shares similarities with the Alex Dale Morris case. Morris was a 4-year-old who died from a lung infection that could have been easily cured by antibiotics, but members from the Church's congregation thought that he could be cured with prayer.


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