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   From: no@way.com   
      
   burfordTjustice wrote:   
   > France bans extremely thin models   
   >   
      
   In the UK, we don't ban them, we just shame them.  I'm not sure which is   
   worse.   
      
   > A law in France banning the use of unhealthily thin fashion models has come   
   into effect.   
   >   
   > Models will need to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to their   
   overall physical health, with special regard to their body mass index (BMI) -   
   a measure of weight in relation to height.   
   >   
   > The health ministry says the aim is to fight eating disorders and   
   inaccessible ideals of beauty.   
   >   
   > Digitally altered photos will also have to be labelled from 1 October.   
   >   
   > Images where a model's appearance has been manipulated will need to be   
   marked photographie retouchée (English: retouched photograph).   
   >   
   >   
   > A previous version of the bill had suggested a minimum BMI for models,   
   prompting protests from modelling agencies in France.   
   >   
   > Unidentified model poses for a photographer backstage before Basso and   
   Brooke's Autumn/winter show at London Fashion WeekImage copyright Getty Images   
   > Image caption   
   > Models must now provide a doctor's note when applying for jobs   
   >   
   > But the final version, backed by MPs 2015, allows doctors to decide whether   
   a model is too thin by taking into account their weight, age, and body shape.   
   >   
   > Employers breaking the law could face fines of up to 75,000 euros (£63,500;   
   $82,000) and up to six months in jail.   
   >   
   > "Exposing young people to normative and unrealistic images of bodies leads   
   to a sense of self-depreciation and poor self-esteem that can impact   
   health-related behaviour," said France's Minister of Social Affairs and   
   Health, Marisol Touraine, in a    
   statement on Friday, French media report.   
   >   
   > France is not the first country to legislate on underweight models - Italy,   
   Spain and Israel have all done so.   
   >   
   > Anorexia affects between 30,000 to 40,000 people in France, 90% of whom are   
   women.   
   >   
      
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