Scott J Fitzpatrick
Scott J Fitzpatrick
Moral constructions of suicide are deliberately avoided in contemporary suicidology, yet morality persists, little or imperfectly acknowledged, in its practices and in the policies, discourses, and instruments that it underpins. This study ...
John Z Sadler
John Z Sadler
The essays on obesity in this issue frequently refer to the recent American Medical Association (AMA) declaration of obesity as a disease. In response to these essays, I describe and explore the significance of 'risk-factor medicalization' ...
Die another day: the obstacles facing fat people in accessing quality healthcare [0.03%]
想再活一天：肥胖者面临的医疗障碍
Cat Pausé
Cat Pausé
In this issue of Narrative Inquiries in Bioethics, fat individuals share their healthcare experiences. Through reading the narratives, it becomes clear that access to proper healthcare is often blocked for fat patients by a variety of thing...
Robert F Kushner
Robert F Kushner
The word obesity invokes multiple connotations that contain a realm of disparate descriptions ranging from disease to disdain. There are also few other human conditions that cause increased morbidity and mortality and affect millions of ind...
Sarah E Jones
Sarah E Jones
This commentary explores a few of the common threads in a symposium of obesity narratives in light of the American Medical Association's classification of obesity as a disease. While the narratives illustrate the breadth of experiences, the...
Daniel S Goldberg
Daniel S Goldberg
This article comments on a collection of remarkable narratives authored by fat writers addressing the American Medical Association's decision to label obesity a disease. Endeavoring to avoid what has been termed "thinsplaining," the comment...
Jeremy Shermak
Jeremy Shermak
Journey to wellness [0.03%]
健康养生记
Roberta Price
Roberta Price
Lauren Moore
Lauren Moore