Massachusetts residents could demand better treatment in medical settings, the workplace, and recreational areas under a bill before the state Legislature that would ban discrimination based on weight or height a proposal that may have fresh momentum after a similar measure passed the New York City Council this month.
Some health care practitioners are ditching the scale and adopting the use of “weight-inclusive” medical care. The idea is to encourage healthy behaviors in people of all sizes, and not make weight the center of every medical visit.
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