Obesity Treatment Petition
This creates inequity, limits access to care, and harms thousands of people.
Petition for Public Coverage of Obesity Treatment
Portugal recognized obesity as a disease in 2004 — but more than twenty years later, medical treatment still isn't publicly covered. This creates inequity, limits access to care, and harms thousands of people.
Why This Petition Matters
True recognition
A disease recognized legally must also be recognized in practice — through accessible treatment.
Fairness and equity
Bariatric surgery is covered, but restricted by rigid BMI and weight criteria that don't reflect the complexity of obesity.
Justice in healthcare
Obesity is a chronic disease — physical, mental, metabolic, mechanical, and social. It deserves stigma-free, evidence-based medical treatment.
Your signature supports fairness, science, and public health.
