My wife is six months pregnant. Can somebody please explain to me why she has to fight the high and mighty TSA at the Dallas/Ft Worth Airport to avoid a full body X-Ray scan?
This government organization needs to be reigned in before they seriously hurt somebody. How is it that the TSA has the power to subject pregnant air travelers to questionable amounts of radiation?
When a pregnant woman in her early 30’s tells a TSA agent that she does not want to subject her baby to any excess radiation, how the hell does this become an argument? We don’t know if these X-Rays are safe for regular people, much less for an unborn fetus.
This hack in Dallas curtly told the pregnant woman, “Let’s go, it won’t hurt the baby.” REALLY, IT WON’T??” Thank you doctor, but I want another opinion.
After going round and round with this TSA power monger, he finally relented and allowed her the sweet humiliation of undergoing the full physical body search instead of a radiation cocktail for the baby.
Multiple scientists have already raised caution flags about the amount of radiation these body scanners emit and worry that the scan could be harmful to children. However, the TSA has no problem subjecting an unborn child to a potential radiation issue.
Dr David Brenner, head of Columbia University's center for radiological research, says more tests are needed on these X-Ray scanners to determine the way it affects specific groups who could be more sensitive to radiation. (LIKE CHILDREN or BABIES)
Another researcher, University of California biochemist David Agard, says the radiation emitted by the scanner can’t simply be dismissed. "While the dose would be safe if it were distributed throughout the volume of the entire body, the dose to the skin may be dangerously high,” said Agard.
Agard says at this point, the potential threat has yet to be determined. "Ionizing radiation such as the X-rays used in these scanners have the potential to induce chromosome damage, and that can lead to cancer.”
I'm very sorry for your wife. Personally I was planning on having a family (I have a fantastic marriage, business and I'm about that age) but I am refusing to have a child under the police state this nation has accepted. I have served in this nation's military. I use to love this country but now I'm totally ashamed because of what is happening to our citizens vis a vis the TSA
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ReplyDeleteHi, in general x-rays are bad for US and should be used SPARINGLY for a good medical reason. Young children, elderly, expecting mothers (first trimester), fathers to be, people with BRCA gene issues (DNA repair/breast cancer) should avoid expoure. Regaring the microwave scanners FCC has no exposure limits set, to date no long term health studies have been done, and yes the images are VERY detailed. Don't be fooled by the new "privacy" software just a ruse to get you in the scanner, radiation levels unchanged. Hope this information helps. Jeff
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