Going too far?
SOCIAL workers are placing obese children on the child protection register alongside victims thought to be at risk of sexual or physical abuse.In extreme cases children have been placed in foster care because their parents have contributed to the health problems of their offspring by failing to respond to medical advice.
The intervention of social services in what was previously regarded as a private matter is likely to raise concerns about the emergence of the “fat police”.
(via Uncommon Misconceptions)
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