TSA Breast Pump Dilemma

Lund Report:

Traveling with an infant can be stressful enough without having to worry about security regulations and the possibility that necessary baby gear like breast pumps will get broken in the process.

Unfortunately, it’s an all-too-familiar story for many parents who fly. Last month one woman alleged that the Transportation Security Administration agent who handled her security check at Portland International Airport disassembled her pump and left it inoperable.

The TSA says they’ve been unable to reach this woman to substantiate her claim, but her story is not unique. Breast-feeding mothers frequently claim that agents made them pour out already-pumped milk, refuse to comply with TSA policy by insisting breast milk be screened via x-ray, handle breast pumping equipment in a way that threatens its integrity, or even threaten to dispose of breast pumping equipment.

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