yes or no : political : SHOULD GOVERNMENTS DICTATE YOUR WEIGHT? [+] ballot by patch22us ACTIVE Wed Apr 16, 08 - Sat Apr 26, 08 Below are the main excerpts from the article: The French parliament's lower house adopted a groundbreaking bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for anyone — including fashion magazines, advertisers and websites — to publicly incite extreme thinness. The National Assembly approved the bill in a series of votes Tuesday, after the legislation won unanimous support from the ruling conservative UMP party. It goes to the Senate in the coming weeks. Fashion industry experts said that, if passed, the law would be the strongest of its kind anywhere. Leaders in French couture are opposed to the idea of legal boundaries on beauty standards. Conservative lawmaker Valery Boyer, author of the law, argued that encouraging anorexia or severe weight loss should be punishable in court. It would give judges the power to imprison and fine offenders up to $47,000 if found guilty of "inciting others to deprive themselves of food" to an "excessive" degree, Boyer said in a telephone interview before the parliamentary session. Judges could also sanction those responsible for a magazine photo of a model whose "excessive thinness altered her health," she said. Didier Grumbach, president of the influential French Federation of Couture, said he was not aware how broad the proposed legislation was, and made no secret of his strong disapproval of such a sweeping measure. "Never will we accept in our profession that a judge decides if a young girl is skinny or not skinny," he said. "That doesn't exist in the world, and it will certainly not exist in France." Do you feel this law is justified, or in your opinion, is it an example of government intrusion into people's lives and rights? I feel this law is justified I do not feel this law is justified I see the benefits and the drawbacks of such a law Ballot #125814 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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