“There has been an open conversation about whether fat people are worth giving ventilators to, and I don’t think we think enough about the impact of hearing that the worth of your life is up for public debate.”

Aubrey Gordon, the formerly anonymous “Your Fat Friend” blogger and author of What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat, on the way weight stigma impacts the care people receive for Covid-19.

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How Fatphobia Is Leading to Poor Care in the Pandemic