TSA Requires Breast Cancer Patient To Submit To Pat Down After Scan

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My wife Lori Dorn, who has breast cancer, tells her story about a TSA agent at JFK on Thursday who required her to submit to a pat-down due to her breast implants after she went through a backscatter X-ray scanner. She had an identification card for the implants that are used to prove that the implants are an actual medical device, but the TSA agent would not let Lori show her the card. The TSA agent was extremely rude, humiliating her in front of other travelers and showing zero compassion for her situation.

UPDATE 1: TSA has responded to the issue on the TSA Blog and has issued an apology to Lori.

UPDATE 2: Lori has posted an update on her blog.

More Coverage:
New York Times (interviewed Lori)
Associated Press
Daily News
ABC News
NBC New York
Daily Mail
MSNBC Overhead Bin
The Globe and Mail
Boing Boing + follow-up
Gizmodo
The Huffington Post
Daring Fireball
Jezebel
The Consumerist
Techdirt
Gothamist
The Lookout – Yahoo! News
The Hill’s Transportation Report + follow-up
Drew Olanoff
Drew Carey
Reason
The Stir
Elliott
Amy Alkon on MND

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