Smoking Bans

Paper Summary:

The paper explains the position of proponents of anti-smoking legislation who believe that nonsmokers have a right not to be exposed involuntarily to second-hand tobacco smoke in public. The paper then considers the view of those who work in the food and drink service industry, because they are exposed to second-hand smoke continually, as well as the perspective of the health issues regarding minor children inhaling second-hand smoke. The paper offers counter-arguments that highlight how ultimately, the issue boils down to how much governmental regulation is appropriate in a free society. The paper contends that in a culture than permits other equally dangerous involuntary exposures, smoking bans violate the principle of freedom and autonomous choice.

Outline:
Introduction
The Argument For and Against Smoking Bans

From the Paper:

"Five years ago, New York City became the first large American city to enact anti-smoking ordinances in restaurants and bars. Since then, anti-smoking legislation has spread to many other American and European cities alike. In 2006, a New York City civil court judge ruled that second-hand smoke between apartments violates the implied warranty of habitability of nonsmokers and several dozen residential buildings in the city have prohibited smoking anywhere inside their buildings, including inside private apartments. (O'Neill & Light 2008)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Aamot, Gregg. At One Minnesota Bar, the Show's Over; Associated Press (March 14, 2008). Retrieved March 30, 2008, from the Fox News website, at:http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Mar14/0,4670,SmokingBanLoophole,00.html
• Nizza, Mike. Watering Down Smoking Bans; The New York Times (March 28, 2008). Retrieved March 30, 2008, from The New York Times website, at: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/watering-down-smoking-bans/?hp
• O'Neill, Xana and Lite, Jordan. Real Estate Companies Making it Tougher for Smokers in Their Homes; The New York Daily News (March 30, 2008). Retrieved March 30, 2008, from the NY Daily News website, at: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/30/2008-03 30_real_estate_companies_making_it_tougher_.html

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