When he states “ a thing is good for me only if I believe it is good for me,” he implies that if you want to smoke you should not be told to do otherwise. In no way would Locke support a law against smoking because a law is supposed to benefit society as a whole and due to the fact that society has permitted smoking it would be hypocritical to deny people of it. Furthermore, denying someone of personal sovereignty will ultimately break the social contract because it is supposed to protect the life, liberty, and property of citizens. Another reason why Locke would not support a ban on smoking during pregnancy is because it does not affect the public good. Not every woman smokes and therefore there will always is some healthy children. However, if all the women in an entire population began to smoke during pregnancy then Locke would be in support of government intervention in order to ensure and protect the common good of the future of the
When he states “ a thing is good for me only if I believe it is good for me,” he implies that if you want to smoke you should not be told to do otherwise. In no way would Locke support a law against smoking because a law is supposed to benefit society as a whole and due to the fact that society has permitted smoking it would be hypocritical to deny people of it. Furthermore, denying someone of personal sovereignty will ultimately break the social contract because it is supposed to protect the life, liberty, and property of citizens. Another reason why Locke would not support a ban on smoking during pregnancy is because it does not affect the public good. Not every woman smokes and therefore there will always is some healthy children. However, if all the women in an entire population began to smoke during pregnancy then Locke would be in support of government intervention in order to ensure and protect the common good of the future of the