Euro-MPs are pressing for a ban on breast implants for under-18 year olds as part of an EU-wide campaign for tougher health and safety regulations on silicone gel products.
"We must have a legal age limit. What saddens me is that there is a lot of pressure put on young people to have an ideal body," said UK Labour MEP, Bill Miller.
In a vote today in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs also supported a ban on the use of before-and-after pictures to promote the surgery an...
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