Elphaba
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Actually, this isn't surprising... for the past few years the UK gov't and drs have been discussing measures they should take, in what could be considered cracking down on obesity. Here is an article from over 2 years ago talking about it:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1445735220070614
Given that the UK has public healthcare, the gov't has the right to regulate a child's health as they see fit, is how I perceive it...
(ETA: mind you, I think it is harsh to take kids away from their parents like this. This kind of thing is one aspect that worries me about Obama wanting the US to have public health care: the gov't would get too much of an upper hand in controlling our lives.)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1445735220070614
Given that the UK has public healthcare, the gov't has the right to regulate a child's health as they see fit, is how I perceive it...
(ETA: mind you, I think it is harsh to take kids away from their parents like this. This kind of thing is one aspect that worries me about Obama wanting the US to have public health care: the gov't would get too much of an upper hand in controlling our lives.)