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With his license on the line, Mississippi doctor responds

With his license on the line, Mississippi doctor responds http://www.innocenceproject.org/news/Blog.php Posted: April 9, 2008 3:25 pmAfter the Innocence Project filed a formal complaint yesterday to revoke Steven Hayne?s Mississippi medical license due to his autopsy misconduct, the doctor broke his long silence to the media and tried to defend his record.(Innocence Project) officials say Hayne performs too many autopsies each year ? about 1,500. The National Association of Medical Examiners limits pathologists to fewer than 250 autopsies a year.Hayne said such a number is arbitrary. ?There?s one group that says you shouldn?t do more than 350, and there are other groups that don?t have a limit,? he said. ?Should I call the Innocence Project to see if I?ve done too many and stop??He estimates he works 110 hours a week...continue to full post

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