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Mastectomy Is No Disability, Court Rules

South Korean military ordered to reinstate female helicopter pilot

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 7, 2007 8:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – A South Korean court has ordered the military to reinstate a female helicopter pilot who was bounced from her job after she had a double  mastectomy to treat breast cancer. Regulations require personnel to be discharged if they're missing body parts. The case has been...   Read full story »

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