Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 7, Episode 14

Taboo (17 Jan. 2006)

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When a baby boy is discovered in the rubbish, detectives Benson and Stabler use a t-shirt found at the scene to trace the crime back to a well-to-do college student.

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Sadly, this episode accurately reflects the lack of respect for life in our country...
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Law and Order: Special Victims Unit became my favorite television series many years ago. This particular episode deals with a young woman who meets her father after 18 years of wondering who he is… Of course that's not the main point of the episode, but since I also have wondered my entire life who my father is, that part of the story stands out to me. Since Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) doesn't know who her father is either, she also relates to the female perpetrator in this episode.

The story itself is about a young college student who literally throws her newborn baby to the side of the road with the trash. There is also the ensuing battle to try to find out who is the father of the baby, whether he was also involved, and prosecute the mother for her crime.

While the whole story is tragic, it is sadly a grim reminder of the world we live in, where she considered these babies a "problem" and thought of no one but herself. In reality, ALL life is precious - black or white, boy or girl, healthy or not, born or unborn.

Sonya Haskins


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