With the placement of a new law , models who are extremely thin are banned from participating in French fashion ads, photo shoots and shows. This new law states that models who are thin must receive a medical document proving their BMI and it must be healthy according to their physician. The law also affects fashion agents and agencies. If any agencies fire or discriminate against models for their weight will be fined and jail time is a possibility. This law is being carried out with other countries like Italy and Spain to tackle the very serious and dangerous problems of anorexia. There is an estimated total of 30,000-40,000 people who suffer from anorexia in France, most of them being teenagers. This law hopes to help radically reduce those numbers.
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