Okay, not verbatim that, but just about. Here’s what I’m referring to:<\/p>\n
A situation regarding the gratuitous ‘obesity’ commentary made by a doctor in New Hampshire has been causing quite a stir in both the media and in the blogosphere this week. I’ve been following the debate and commentary made about the situation and have been horrified at the sanctimonious bullshit people are spewing about the right of doctors to include inflammatory social commentary as part of their medical lecturing on the health risks of being overweight.<\/p>\n
So here’s a bit of a rundown on what happened. Dr. Terry Bennett of Manchester, New Hampshire is being investigated for commentary he made to a patient that led to her filing a complaint against him with the New Hampshire Board of Medicine. According to MSNBC<\/a>, Bennett is unapologetic and explains his actions as thus:<\/p>\n Dr. Terry Bennett, who practices in Rochester, said he has “an obesity lecture for women” that is a stark litany designed to get the attention of obese female patients.<\/p>\n He said he tells obese women they most likely will outlive an obese spouse and will have a difficult time establishing a new relationship because studies show most males are completely negative to obese women. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n People have seemed to have a hard time grasping that not only is this charming doctor sizest, but he’s sexist to boot, and has a really poor concept of professional behavior.<\/p>\n A settlement was offered to Dr. Bennett by the New Hampshire Medical Board, but apparently Dr. Bennett feels that his actions were just fine and is in no need of changing his approach:<\/p>\n A settlement agreement was proposed that would have had Bennett attend a medical education course and acknowledge he made a mistake. He rejected the proposal.<\/p>\n “I’ve made many errors in my lifetime. Telling someone the truth is not one of them,” Bennett said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n The abrasive cacophony on web discussions is that being a doctor is a thankless job and the good doctor was being brave and kind for pointing out to the woman that she’s fat and that if her husband dies before her, she won’t be attractive to other men. I’m just boggling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A situation regarding the gratuitous ‘obesity’ commentary made by a doctor in New Hampshire has been causing quite a stir in both the media and in the blogosphere this week. Continue reading