A married couple has spoken of its shock after being turned down to adopt on the grounds that one of them is too fat.
Damien and Charlotte Hall approached Leeds City Council in West Yorkshire, England, about adoption after discovering that they were unable to have children of their own.
They were told that Hall’s size, at 6-foot-1, 343 pounds, made him morbidly obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 42.
In a letter, the council told the couple his BMI must be below 40 before the couple could be considered as potential parents because of a risk he could become ill or even die.
The couple, who have been married for 11 years, said they felt the ruling was harsh.
“The bottom line is I’m too fat. I just feel as though we were only judged on my weight and not all the other good things about us," said Hall, 37, who works in a call center.
“We don’t drink or smoke and we could give a child a happy and safe home.”
Well Damien, 343 lbs is ridiculous. How can you teach anything about self respect and the importance of having a healthy body image when your heart is surrounded by fat and you make that gurgling sound when you breathe. You pay extra on Southwest Airlines because I hate sitting next you. I hate sharing a seat, but not halfing the price. I hate the fetid odor of your smegma wafting into my nostrils unvited. Exercise, lose some weight, and then just maybe you can adopt a child you will be able to see graduate from high school. Damien, listen, this isn't rocket science. In fact, you can spend hours going through special stupid cookie, Atkins, Sugar diets, but if you burn off more calories than you consume, eureka! You lose weight. How that simple formula baffles people is mind boggling.
Thanks Jen...although you shouldn't instigate.
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