jcpolsky
Cathlete
This doctor has stopped seeing patients over 200 pounds. Is this fair? Curious what other Cathletes think.
Hot Topic Tuesday: Too Heavy for Treatment? | The Fit Stop
Hot Topic Tuesday: Too Heavy for Treatment? | The Fit Stop
From the horses' mouths:
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This woman isn't "a little overweight" as she says. She's obese. There is a facility nearby that she was referred to that would be more appropriate. Medical professionals should take action to avoid liability both from patients and workmans compensation claims.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
People are protected from discrimination because their unique circumstances are mostly unchangeable. Gender, sexual orientation, religion. Obesity is mostly a lifestyle choice, a bit like smoking. Of course there are exceptions but most obese people could choose to live a lifestyle that keeps then within healthy weight limits.
You couldn't be more if you tried. Sexual orientation is still up for debate medically speaking. Research goes back and forth all the time. Speaking of, it also does so with weight. There are many, many factors for one being over weight. A lot of overweight people have good to great lifestyles and make balanced choices. However, once one becomes overweight, it's not as simple as calories in vs out. It's just not. Metabolism is a huge deal and if your's is in the hole, it can take years to get it back to where it needs to be. Dieting, lower calorie levels, extreme exercise, or even overtraining for that matter with time can cause the body to retain and actually gain weight despite sticking to the numbers. People assume that because someone is fat, they can change it. Therefore it's acceptable to discriminate. You can change your religion. You can change your sexual identitity and orientation. You CAN change those. Do you want to is the question and no one would at least in the USA would ask someone to change thier religion. You can even have surgeries to physically change you sexual identity. What about them? We can't discriminate against transgender... yet they CHOOSE to change. How is it fair to assume a larger person is a slothen pig and doesn't do the "right" things in life, therefore they get what they deserve?! Unless you walk a day in the life of each and every person that you are making this assumption about, you can't. It doesn't matter if someone here lost 10 pounds or 100 pounds, you are not in others shoes. And even in situations when people can choose a different lifestyle, one that others might deem as healthy, it still doesn't give anyone the right to point fingers, look down there noses, and slam doors in there faces.
We can't control our genetically given skin color- we can use bleach or we can tan. We can't change the fact that we are growing older. But everything else technically can be changed, especially with the medical and surgical advances we have today. It's a matter of wanting to or not. Why should some groups get a "pass" and others be written off?
Makes no sense and it's very hypocritical.
I respect that. However in states all over this country, you cannot refuse services to Gay Couples planning a wedding or civil union, even if it violates your religious rights. You can't refuse service to someone based on race or religion. But yet again, when someone is too fat, it's ok.