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point #3 - yes, I think a wheelchair-bound person should be limited from adopting (especially infants) unless there is at least one able adult there constantly as the primary care giver for the wheel-chair bound person and another able adult there as the primary care giver for the child.

point #1 - the irresponsibility in this case severely handicaps the person's daily activities and health which have a direct impact on a child's health, safety, and welfare. The smoking comparison is ridiculous. The "fast driver" comparison needs expansion - if the driver is reckless while driving with a child in the car, and convictions for speeding/reckless driving, no doubt any adoption petition would be denied. If he has a history of drunk driving convictions (a form of irresponsibility/recklessness) that certainly is also a factor a judge would consider in denying an adoption petition.

points #2 & #4 - morbid obesity is a condition known to continue to worsen once it reaches levels such as 500 pounds, and the extremely high risk of diabetes (which can be disabling/crippling) at that weight is a medical fact of life. Nothing "absurd" about either point.

I stand by my original post.