After Angelina Jolie published an op-ed in the NY Times revealing that she had a double mastectomy earlier this year for preventative reasons, there were all kinds of reactions, including lots of women vowing to talk to their doctors about breast cancer warning signs. That’s a good thing, but it turns out there’s a lot more to the story, so today on my America Weekend show, I turned to Florence Williams (author of “Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History“), who explained why she’s not following in Jolie’s footsteps.
You may be stunned, as I was, to hear that Florence’s decision has nothing to do with Angelina, and everything to do with patents on your genes and insurance company policies. Listen to our conversation here.