Should Obesity Be Ruled A Disability?

Posted by | June 13, 2014 13:02 | Filed under: Politics Top Stories

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It could happen in Europe, and %20<div%20class=%22rpuEmbedCode%22>%20<div%20class=%22rpuArticle%20rpuRepostMain%20rpuRepost-10b3deefaf35996be76bc9399628a8fe-bottom%22%20style=%22display:none;%22>&nbsp;</div>%20<div%20style=%22display:%20none;%22></div>%20</div>” target=”_blank”>a 350 pound man is at the center of the story. And maybe it should happen in the United States.

At the center of the case is child-minder Karsten Kaltoft, an obese man who was fired from his job in Denmark for being deemed too large to adequately perform his duties.

Kaltoft had worked for Billund local authority for 15 years. As the only explanation offered for dismissing Kaltoft, the authority said that there was a decline in the number of children.

The case is to be heard by the European Court of Justice. Billund claims that Kaltoft, who weighs 350 pounds, was so fat that he needed a colleague’s help to tie children’s shoelaces.

Kaltoft has said that he doesn’t see himself as disabled, and has noted that of his work with children, “I can sit on the floor and play with them, I have no problems like that.”

“We hope the outcome is that it’s not OK just to fire a person because they’re fat, if they’re doing their job properly,” he added.

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4 responses to Should Obesity Be Ruled A Disability?

  1. William June 13th, 2014 at 13:34

    From a year ago.

    According to the report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), direct and indirect health care costs associated with diabetes rose from $174 billion in 2007 to $245 billion in 2012 — an increase of 41 percent over 5 years. Only a little bit of that can be attributable to general medical inflation, which has actually been slowing down in the last couple of years. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/08/1690361/diabetes-rise-medical-costs/
    Reading random labels at the grocery store. A slice of Key Lime pie. 45 grams A protein bar in the “health food” section 26 grams.
    It’s time to wake up.

  2. William June 13th, 2014 at 13:34

    From a year ago.

    According to the report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), direct and indirect health care costs associated with diabetes rose from $174 billion in 2007 to $245 billion in 2012 — an increase of 41 percent over 5 years. Only a little bit of that can be attributable to general medical inflation, which has actually been slowing down in the last couple of years. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/08/1690361/diabetes-rise-medical-costs/
    Reading random labels at the grocery store. A slice of Key Lime pie. 45 grams of sugar A protein bar in the “health food” section 26 grams.
    It’s time to wake up.

  3. Sam Freedom June 13th, 2014 at 18:25

    Gluttony and lust. Buh bye, America.

  4. Sam Freedom June 13th, 2014 at 18:25

    Gluttony and lust. Buh bye, America.

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