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Health assessments should reflect modern science, individual circumstances and overall health, not just a number on a scale. Health is more than height and weight.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":58,"closing_date":"2026-12-15","created_at":"2026-05-18T06:37:00.784Z","updated_at":"2026-06-16T18:52:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-06-15T15:50:44.663Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-18T10:30:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Sara Louise allen","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"Canada","code":"CA","signature_count":1},{"name":"United 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