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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