Episode
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Life in the Balance
Overview
Chinese immigrants set up camp. Dr. Quinn discovers a young woman (Yumi Iwami) posing as a man in order to practice medicine, which is forbidden in her culture. Her Grandfather (Robert Ito) is stunned, but supportive.
Details
- Series
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1998-04-04
Episode context
Life in the Balance is Episode 16 in Season 6 of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. It aired on 1998-04-04.
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Episode 15: Seven Kinds of Lonely
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Episode 17: Happily Ever After
Hank captures Cloud Dancing and gets the army to send him to a reservation far away. Jake and Teresa marry, despite her aunt's (Carmen Zapata) disapproval.
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