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This 5 page paper examines relatively new legislation that bans cigarette smoking in bars. The subject is discussed in general as related to whether or not the government should have the right to intervene. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the media shows football, boxing, car racing and other stunts as if it were fine, even if the participants are injured or killed. There are no safety issues it seems
for certain things. However, the idea that tobacco is bad for ones health is something that has become a serious ethical issue, so much so that divorce agreements involve tobacco
smoke as being potentially abusive for the children. A great deal of negativity has been spouted regarding tobacco. Yet, it is a legal substance that is confined to adult use.
On one hand, the government keeps it legal and heavily taxes it, but on the other, it creates laws to deter people from purchasing cigarettes. Laws are made to render
many non-smoking areas and these are generally state laws. The idea is to make sure that people have fewer places to smoke and this will protect non-smokers as well as
give smokers more reasons to quit. Also, continually raising the price via heavy taxation is supposed to act as a deterrent. It does seem to be the case that the
banning of television advertising has caused a decline in cigarette smoking (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). This is good because cigarette smoking is known to cause cancer (Kuhn, Swartzwelder &
Wilson, 2003). The real ethical problem is that while adults have a choice whether or not to use the product, people begin to use it when they are vulnerable. Statistics
show that teenagers are the ones who begin using tobacco and further, the poor are more likely to indulge in the product (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). By the time
they are old enough to make sound decisions, many citizens are already addicted to cigarettes (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). The ethical issue then is that while tobacco is
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