Patients’ Bill of Rights documents were created in the 1970’s to help healthcare clients better understand what they could and should expect from ethical caregivers. Since then, many organizations and advocates–including NAAFA– have created Healthcare Bill of Rights documents focused on the needs of particular communities or demographic groups. The new Ob*sity Bill of Rights claims to aim for better care for higher weight people, but what’s behind this push? NAAFA Executive Director Tigress Osborn revisits NAAFA’s Healthcare Bill of Rights and considers why the “obesity care” industry is forwarding a new patients’ rights narrative.

Each month, we feature educational resources in the NAAFA Newsletter to support our community in working to dismantle racism. Resources may include historical information, tools for personal reflection, or information about how to get involved and make change. Many of the resources we suggest will be introductory resources, and this information is never intended to be full coverage on the complex and nuanced topics that are chosen each month.

This month we invite you to join us in exploring resources about Eating Disorder Awareness.

The Media & Research Roundup is a series of the latest in news and research effecting fat folx compiled by Bill & Terri Weitze.

CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the Media & Research Roundup may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.

The NAAFA Chronicles are electronic versions of the NAAFA Newsletter from our earlier days and reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history.

CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the NAAFA Chronicles may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.