Extract from ten minute rule bill on Digitally Altered Body Images - Sep 15
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 08:59
Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth) (Con):...Some detractors will argue, “This
is the nanny state in action.” However, this Bill does not ban
changes. It empowers the individual, giving them choice. Free
marketeers will know that a perfect market needs perfect
information, and this Bill is a step towards it. We do this in
respect of physical health, with labelling on tobacco and food, and
it gives people choice. Those who believe in parity of esteem
between mental and physical health will see that...Request free trial
(Bosworth) (Con):...Some detractors will argue, “This is
the nanny state in action.” However, this Bill does not ban
changes. It empowers the individual, giving them choice. Free
marketeers will know that a perfect market needs perfect
information, and this Bill is a step towards it. We do this in
respect of physical health, with labelling on tobacco and food, and
it gives people choice. Those who believe in parity of esteem
between mental and physical health will see that this draws the two
into line. The second set of detractors say, “That is all very
well, but how can it be applied practically?” First, some countries
already have similar laws in place, most notably Israel and France. Israel has the Photoshop law, which
explicitly states that any airbrushing or editing on adverts must
be labelled or people will face a fine. Similarly, France has
legislation requiring the display of “photographic retouched” on
edited images or people will face a fine...
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