Boston Legal and Row

Please pardon the second post in one month. SPOILERS for last season of Boston Legal.
I just finished watching the episode titled "Roe" from the 5th and final season of Boston Legal. I usually admire their antics and amusing characters, however this episode really angered me. This episode started out promising. A teenage Chinese immigrant comes to Alan Shore hoping to get approval from a judge for an abortion. Her state requires parental consent and her mother said no. Alan takes the case. He believes in a woman’s right to her body, especially a girl whose future would be crushed if she were to raise a child.

However, issues start to pop up, such as a parent knowing what’s best or a women who have had abortions before regretting them. Alan continues to push through fighting for this girl, getting resistance from both the mother and Shirley Schmidt.
The worst part is, likely in hopes to maintain network support and viewership, the writers added a twist. She’s originally from China, where it is common for women to abort if it is a girl due to the one child policy. The girl is silent when Shirley tries to point out why the girl is getting an abortion.
Perhaps the hero during this episode is the judge who rules in favor of the girl’s plea about her own rights. The judge dismisses Shirley stating that investigating every pregnancy would do more harm than good.
It’s disgusting, all the ways they try to discredit the morality of abortion rights. I’ve read many a story on this site about women, particularly mothers, who say they do not regret their decision to terminate pregnancy. I’ve watched countless shows where a couple or single woman becomes pregnant. They discuss the issues with their significant other or with friends. They even bring up abortion as an option. Almost all of the time, the “responsible” option is picked and the couple or woman lives happily ever after with a healthy baby. Abortion is never an option on television nor can it be discussed in a positive light, it always has to be demonized. I cannot help but feel this girl was turned into a monster or that she had to be, in order to maintain network “standards” and public “morals”.
All I can think is, why kind of message might this episode have sent a teenage girl who may be now or in the future pregnant and needs legal guidance if her state does not permit abortion without parental consent? One teenager might say, “hey, there’s an Alan Shore out there who will fight for my rights!” Another teenager will likely go, “I’m afraid to seek help now. I don’t want to be turned into a horrible person.” A lot of people are influenced by television and the media. It’s episodes like this that make the fight harder when it comes to women’s reproductive rights, particularly teenagers who often get shoved to the back because they aren’t “adults” and don’t have the maturity to understand their situation.
Thoughts?