Doctors: Obesity isn’t a disability
June 19th, 2009From ABC News:
Delegates at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted this week that obesity should not be considered a disability. Doctors said that the decision would benefit the public by allowing doctors to speak freely with patients about their weight.
“If obesity is designated as a disability, physicians could be sued or reprimanded for discrimination under the Americans with Disability Act if a patient takes offense at the physician discussing obesity,” the resolution states. “Therefore be it resolved that our American Medical Association not support the effort to make obesity a disability.”
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