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Letter to the Editor

Feb. 11, 2016

Letter to the editor: Doctor conviction unjust, unwarranted

I write to respectfully disagree with Bruce Fagel's conclusion that the conviction of a California doctor for second-degree murder will have an impact on the practice of medicine. By Stephanie Charles

Bruce Fagel's recent column, "Pain pill doctor's conviction is a first" (Feb. 9), lauded the conviction of Dr. Hsui-Ying Tseng for second-degree murder. Tseng had recklessly prescribed narcotics to her patients, three of whom overdosed and died. Fagel, who knows of which he speaks, as he is medical doctor and a lawyer, believes the conviction, "will have a profound and ultimately beneficial impact on both the practice of medicine and overall patien...

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