Full body scans to start at Seatac in Sept.

KWPNJumper55 · August 2010

https://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2012663519_bodyscanners19.html

Does anyone know how this will affect pregnant passengers? I am flying to Texas on 10/1/10 and don't feel comfortable exposing the baby to radiation. I will talk to my OB about this at my next appt but I was just wondering if anyone had more information.

coribecca · August 2010

The article says it's optional.

KWPNJumper55 · August 2010

coribecca:
The article says it's optional.

I missed that, thanks for pointing that out! Well I guess a pat down isn't too bad as long as you're not bent over the Hood of a police car.

sommerrayne · August 2010

You can opt out for a number of reasons. I wouldn't do this if you paid me 1 million dollars.

Seattle_JiLLn · August 2010

I don't think they are actually x rays. Red more here

https://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/30/airline.terror.scanners/index.html

still worth talking to your OB.

sommerrayne · August 2010

I think there's a lot of social and personal liberty situations at hand with this issue as well.

The government has admitted to storing the body scans even though the TSA claims both by signs and verbally that they do not keep them:

https://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20012583-281.html

And by most accounts it is a low radiation xray posing health risks and lawsuits have been filed:

https://www.technewsdaily.com/lawsuit-filed-over-airport-scanner-privacy-health-concerns-0993/

I could go on and on....

Nancy_Drew · August 2010

Yeah, they have them in Salt Lake. I went thru a few times while PG. They only had 1 of these type scanners, so you just get into another lone if you don't want to go thru. It is fine for PG women though.

TwistedFirestarter · August 2010

I went through one in SF and it creeped me out. I now refuse to go through them and always opt out. It feels like too much of a violation to me. I don't know about the safety aspect, I just can't get past the feeling violated part.

Seattle_JiLLn · August 2010

I can't decide which feels more violating - pat down by a random stranger, or a scan like this?

KNemo · August 2010

Seattle_JiLLn:
I can't decide which feels more violating - pat down by a random stranger, or a scan like this?

I'll take a pat down any day to a blurry nude photo that the govenment may or may not be keeping. That skeeves me out!

kaskade · August 2010

I'd take the photo over the pat down...I'm guessing names aren't attached to them. [Are they?]

I'd rather have a stranger ogle a blurry photo of me than get felt up by some TSA agent who probably never changes their gloves or washes their hands!

itskacie · August 2010

kaskade:
I'd take the photo over the pat down...I'm guessing names aren't attached to them. [Are they?]

I'd rather have a stranger ogle a blurry photo of me than get felt up by some TSA agent who probably never changes their gloves or washes their hands!

This! They can look and my blurry lumpy arse all day but I dont want them touchin me!

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