http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/06/26/2011-06-26_tsa_defends_decision_to_make_95yearold_cancer_patient_remove_adult_diaper_for_se.html?r=newsThe Transportation Security Administration doesn't think its agents did anything wrong in asking an elderly woman with cancer to remove her adult diaper during an aiport security screening.
The agency came under fire after Florida woman Jean Weber claimed her 95-year-old mother was forced to take off her diaper for a pat down at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport last weekend.
"It's something I couldn't imagine happening on American soil," Weber told the Northwest Florida Daily News.
"While every person and item must be screened before entering the secure boarding area, TSA works with passengers to resolve security alarms in a respectful and sensitive manner," the agency said in a stement Sunday. "We have reviewed the circumstances involving this screening and determined that our officers acted professionally and according to proper procedure."
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