Should smoking by parents around children be banned?

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67% of users

Since smoking has known negative health effects, I do believe that smoking around children should be viewed as abuse and, thus, should be banned.

Since it is already illegal for children under the age of 18 to buy cigarettes, and since child abuse laws already exist to protect the health and well-being of children, I do think that parents exposing their children to cigarette smoke should be banned.

Yes ToughEfrain26
I agree that parents should not allowed to smoke around their children, because it can adversely affect their health.

Banning smoking around children would be very beneficial in many ways. Not only would the ban help improve the health of children, it would also set a good example. Children do not have a choice whether they are exposed to harmful chemicals, so the government should step up and chose to protect our children.

Yes EducatedAlfonso

33% of users

Smoking is dangerous, but you can not separate a child from their parents.

Parents smoking around their children is morally wrong, but you cannot ban it. How would that ban be enforced? A parent would be arrested, possibly leaving the child alone in the home, or taken to social services, because the parent was caught smoking? This is more traumatic than the smoking itself.

No CeIIoBurke

Since smoking has known negative health effects, I do believe that smoking around children should be viewed as abuse and, thus, should be banned.