Should Your Weight Determine If You Are A Good Parent?

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This morning while watching the news I came across a sad story of weight discrimination. An overweight husband and his wife were attempting to adopt a 2 month old family member. The courts decided against the couple indicating that the husband could die well before the child was an adult. I know that during the adoption process the health of the potential parents need to be considered, but this is a clear case of discrimination. The couple's state has considered them fit and healthy enough to be foster parents for many years, but all of the sudden when they are ready to adopt they are not fit to do so. What next? Is the government going to discriminate against potential parents because they are not the same race as the child? With all the homeless children and so few adopting parents we are in no position to turn down loving families because they are overweight. Most of the people in the US are overwieght! I agree with the process of an overall health screening for potential parents because yes, the could die before the child is and adult but the truth is so could any parent.