Steinberg Sharon, Jotkowitz Alan
Perspect Biol Med. 2016;59(2):206-212. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2017.0005.
The "model law" in Israel forbids underweight models (BMI below 18.5) to work. The stated goal of the law is to prevent eating disorders among the general audience of the models. Most public health laws that aim to encourage healthy lifestyles target issues related to unhealthy products, for instance taxes and limitations on advertisements. A law that aims to prevent the imitation of an unhealthy lifestyle is unique. A similar law against showing movies with smoking actors has previously passed in India. Notwithstanding the good intentions, these new laws and other similar legislation raise significant ethical issues, such as limitations on personal freedom and the potential for discrimination.
以色列的“模特法”禁止体重过轻的模特（身体质量指数低于18.5）工作。该法律宣称的目标是防止模特的普通受众出现饮食失调问题。大多数旨在鼓励健康生活方式的公共卫生法律针对的是与不健康产品相关的问题，例如税收和广告限制。一项旨在防止模仿不健康生活方式的法律是独一无二的。此前印度通过了一项类似的法律，禁止播放有演员吸烟的电影。尽管出发点是好的，但这些新法律和其他类似立法引发了重大的伦理问题，比如对个人自由的限制以及歧视的可能性。
