A law ∈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 ∈ 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 labeled from now on. 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 modeling agencies ∈France. But the final version 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 ($82,000) and up to six months ∈ 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 behavior," said France's Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Marisol Touraine.
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 ∈France, 90% of whom are women.
Disponível em: <www.bbc.com/news/world-europe>. Acesso em: ago. 2017. Adaptado.
According to the text, fill ∈ the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).
The new French law
( ) prohibits the use of dangerously skinny models.
( ) encourages the adoption of weight-gaining diets.
( ) emphasizes the importance of not being overweight.
( ) requires media to state when photos have been manipulated to make models look thinner.
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