A Proposal to Ban Smoking in Public Areas

Prohibition of smoking in public places In the United States there are more than 400,000 deaths each year related to smoking. Most of this is due to lung cancer, the main cause is smoking. However, not all the dead are smokers. Anyone nearby can be a victim of second-hand smoke. These people can threaten their lives through their own actions. This problem bothering all Americans should be acted on a local scale to help protect the public's health.

If smoking is prohibited in public places, it will provide a healthier lifestyle for everyone. People considers it to be government support for a healthy lifestyle for everyone. This is because by banning smoking in public places the government is concerned about the health of citizens and tells the government that they are not encouraging people to smoke. Therefore, if smoking is not permitted in public places, it reminds people that health care is very important. It reminds everyone that the government seriously worries about the happiness of its citizens. Therefore, people are reminded to live a healthy lifestyle.

On March 26, 2006, Andy Kerr, then Minister of Health and Social Welfare, introduced the ban on smoking in public places in Scotland. Smoking was prohibited in all public places in the UK when the UK became the final region where the law came into force in 2007 (the age of purchase from 16 years old on October 1, 2007 to 18 years old The limit was also raised). On July 12, 1999, the District Court in Kerala State High Court in India declared that "public smoking is illegal in violation of Article 21 of the Constitution and is the world's first illegal act" Ban smoking is prohibited.

Smoking in public places that are closed in the Australian Capital Territory is prohibited according to the All-Smoking Smoke Act of 2003 (ACT) ("All-smoking Act") 1. The blocking ratio is 75% or more. According to the law of 1994, smoking is prohibited in most closed public places (including restaurants and cafe dining areas), the Australian Capital Territory is the first jurisdiction prohibiting restaurant smoking in Australia . The jurisdiction is also the first jurisdiction to prohibit smoking. A closed area of ​​bars and clubs that carried out partial bans in these areas four years later. Smoking is strictly forbidden in the closed areas of bars and clubs on 1 December 2006. From December 9, 2010, smoking is prohibited in outdoor meal places (it is not permitted in outdoor smoking areas designated as franchise locations).