Ok I had to write one too...
thanks Laurie, for the address, and your original note to Law and Order on
behalf of the truth...
Here is mine from just now...
"How awful to see again the recent rerun of the old February Law and Order on
the mother whose baby died of starvation. This remains the only episode of
your otherwise excellent show in which someone on your writing staff  seemed
more concerned with sensationalism than realism. There are no contracts which
new mothers sign to "promise" they will breastfeed, there are no lactation
counselors who would not first be concerned with feeding, and then with breast
feeding, and there is no baby which can survive not being fed, and nurtured,
whether it is breastfeeding or bottlefeeding. The first concern of any
breastfeeding support helper is that the baby is well-fed, whether this means
using bottles or not. It may also involve the use of formula as needed, and
no matter what, the mother would not have been badgered in the way portrayed,
 so your show failed here on several counts. If this mother was to be
believed as too immature to parent properly, then her baby would have starved
to death no matter what. Formula feeding safely is not easy, and it is
time-consuming to wash, sterilize, measure, and feed, especially with no
help, not to mention the enormous expense of the formula itself, after free
supplies run out. The child of any mother who is overwhelmed and
undersupported is at risk. Im not sure why your show chose to try to bring
this case to the small screen, but if it was to represent some real-life
situation, like the Tabitha Walrond case, the show missed the point that
babies who are neglected are at great risk. This is not about  a "failure of
breastfeeding" , this is about failure to feed, in general. It is sad that
such a fine show did such a poor job of telling this tragic story.
Judy LeVan Fram, Brooklyn, NY"

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