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Alaska State Representative Sharon Cissna was scheduled to fly from Seattle on Sunday, where she was receiving medical treatment, to her home in Juneau.

She had already gone through a body scan at SeaTac when she was told she’d have to have a pat down because they could see she had a mastectomy. She refused.

Instead she decided to skip the idea of flying and take the ferry instead.

No word from either TSA or the pol’s offce as to why a mastectomy would be the reason for a pat down.

(Frank II)

Update on February 24, 2011 by

Frank@OBOW

After four days, she finally made it home. Her trip took the following route:

She rented a car in Seattle and drove over the border to a small airport outside Vancouver. From there she took a small plane to Prince Rupert, BC. Then, a two day ferry trip to Juneau. Taxis also helped along the way.

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