Fighting For Right To Swim Topless
KAYE: A breast cancer survivor is waging a new battle. One she never expected to fight, for the right to swim topless. And now she wants other women, like her, to have the same right. Lindsay Cohen of affiliate KOMO tells us more.</s>LINDSAY COHEN, KOMO REPORTER (voice-over): In a city as progressive and Seattle is --</s>JODI JAECKS, BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR: And my head's reeling a little bit.</s>COHEN: Jody Jaecks never thought her desire to go swimming would make such a splash.</s>JAECKS: It's not my style, you know, to make big waves. But this is much bigger.</s>COHEN: It would be one thing if it was a style choice for her to want to swim in public topless. It's a whole nother thing when you realize it's because of this.</s>JAECKS: I found it on a self-breast exam.</s>COHEN: Jaecks survived breast cancer last year and chose to have a double mastectomy. Both breasts removed over the fear the cancer could come back. Being active was always a part of life. Remaining active was crucial to recovery. Then someone suggested a public pool in the central district as a way for her to heal. But for Jaecks, a full bathing suit would bring intense pain as her body recovered. She told the park staff she would like to swim topples. She no longer had breasts. Nothing to shield. Their response, she would still have to dress accordingly and cover up.</s>JAECKS: If I called myself a man and walked into that pool, they would have no problem with my body. But if I am a woman who's had breast cancer with the exact same body and I go in there, then it was offensive or inappropriate.</s>COHEN: A photo of her post cancer body appeared in "The Stranger," which broke the story. A story that now has the city reversing its course, saying she'll be able to swim topless if she wants to, but all others will be on a case by case basis.</s>JAECKS: The city, it's a bureaucracy, but I don't think it's in keeping with what most people think of the progressive politics of Seattle.</s>KAYE: That was Lindsay Cohen with CNN affiliate KOMO reporting for us. And now we'd like to know what you think. Do you agree with the city's decision to allow Jodi Jaecks, a breast cancer survivor, to swim topless? You can tweet me @RandiKayeCNN and we'll share some of your thoughts on air later this hour. Jerry Sandusky, guilty. His attorney now promising an appeal. But on what grounds? We'll break it down.