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This paper explores the unethical treatment on obesity in the news article entitled ‘CCG restricts treatment for smokers and obese patients’. According to the news, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) of the Northern, Western and Easter Devon in England are denying patients who are overweight and who will not quit smoking with the rationing medical services and surgery as this costs the institution as overall cost of 14.5 million pounds. Under the new rules of the institution, an individual must lose at least 5 percent of his or her weight or trim down his body mass index in order to avail of the treatment. In the case of the smokers, he or she must stop the habit of smoking at 8 weeks prior to the surgery, otherwise, the patient will not become eligible of the medical service that he or she needs. This new and unethical rule, as cite in the article, brought an outcry to the public as well as to medical practitioners. This new ruling received condemnation as the individuals who did not choose to become obese and smokers are experiencing such unethical treatment from institutions who are suppose to assist and provide care when needed. With such unethical regulations, at least two-thirds of the members of CCG will reject patients of such condition and eventually brought uproar to people as it is an obvious unfair treatment. According to the criticisms, the CCG is not showing concern to these people as what they explained in their press release, but merely trying to cut on the cost of their institutions. It is obvious that these physically challenged individual experienced unjust treatment from other people, but it is more unfortunate that they still experience deprivation of assistance from these medical institutions .
Obesity, as a medical condition, is increasing all over the world and already calls the attention of many medical institutions and practitioners. This article provides significant facts that even wealthy countries that are supposedly enrich with resources and funds from the government are coming down with such unfair treatment to its people in terms of providing medical assistance. This article helps in raising awareness concerning the humiliation and bias on weight within the healthcare industry all over the world. Such reality revealed by this study encouraged everyone in the arena of healthcare to explore and conduct research and develop strategies on how an entity can intervene and avoid unethical treatments among obese individuals. This article is critical among the medical doctors including obstetricians and gynecologists who handle pregnant obese women requires more careful attention, with their weight and body response at risk as well as the baby within their womb. Moreover, this article will make a general reader or experts in the same profession think and step back on the rights of these obese individualss as a human. The right to have a premier reasonable physical and mental health is what human rights to healthcare is all about. According to the National Economic and Social Right Initiative, these rights should encompass a health care that is universally accessible, regardless of a regular weighted individual, male or female, pregnant or non-pregnant, this should appear affordable to everyone. I also intend to highlight that this organization specifically put an enormous importance on a healthcare service that is non-discriminatory and must remain a basis for every health-related institution in the word . Regardless if the medical condition requires consumption of resources, that is time, medication and effort on the part of assigned physicians, careful consideration on the health of an obese woman should also remain the same. The non-discriminatory factor of this healthcare standard must also include the manner of giving advice and counselling among these physically challenged individuals as well as their capability to avail of medical assistance.
Apart from the basic human rights to healthcare for obese individuals, physicians who provide care for these individuals must equip themselves with enough knowledge and proper education in handling circumstance such as this. An obstetricians or gynecologist who has expertise on pregnant woman may have to differentiate his or her approach when attending and managing the health of an obese woman. According to statistics, the percentage of adults experiencing overweight issues or obesity is already at 33.9 percent, 35.1 percent are obese, whereas, 6.4 percent are extremely obese . This circumstance means that there is a great possibility that physicians and medical assistance will most likely encounter obese adults, particularly women, as their patients. A survey conducted by Foster and Wadden revealed that 50 percent of medical practitioners perceived obese patients and medically challenged individuals as unattractive, awkward and ugly . This treatment is an obvious revelation that there is a prejudice when it comes to handling and attending to obese individuals. Similarly, these kinds of data are helpful to establish awareness to the medical institute and communities that such kind of treatment and behavior confronts these medical practitioners. I believe that with a standardized medical practice and education specifically concerning obese women will guarantee that addressing these challenges is possible. Negative attitudes, using of derogatory names and spreading of mocking humor are among the popular conduct among physicians. Another factor to consider when specializing in managing of obese women is the race and culture. Physicians should expect that the increase in the number of obesity cases affects and varies among the ethnic and racial population. Thus, such preparation and needed education should also encompass these factors when providing and caring for obese patients.
In reality, these obese patients already have low self-esteem brought about by the physical challenges and treatment of other people among them. It may not appear as direct responsibility of the physicians to uplift the morale of these patients; however, how the doctors handle and attend to their patients have an impact of the self-acceptance of the patient. Thus, physicians must establish a more constructive perspective when providing care to their patients.

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