1. Is it Ethical to Exclude Obesity as a Disability?
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Levenson, Jonathan D., Hamilton, Elizabeth E., Stressman, Stephanie M., and Zucker, Karin W.
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OBESITY , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *AIDS , *ALCOHOLISM , *BENEVOLENCE , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *GROUP decision making , *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) , *ENDOWMENTS , *HEALTH status indicators , *LABOR supply , *MEDICAL care costs , *MENTAL illness , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *ETHICAL decision making , *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990 , *ETHICS - Abstract
The article informs on efforts taken by American Medical Association in fostering change within the medical community reading the treatment of obesity as a disability in the U.S. Topics discussed include enactment of American with Disabilities Act for preventing the rights of disabled individuals; ethical aspect of excluding obesity as a disability; and improving public health in the country.
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- 2017
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