Smoking ban

According to “Ban on Tobacco Ads by the Government of India” (http://www.icmrindia.org /free%20resources/casestudies/ban-tobacco-ads11.htm) India in Feb 2001, following suite after France, Finland and Norway, threatened to ban the advertising of cigarettes and the sponsoring of sports and cultural events. The Supreme Court of Appeal in Belgium in 1981 and the French Constitutional Council in 1991 supported banning advertising of tobacco products. The World Health Organization projected…

The ban on tobacco has become an ethical challenge for the Government of India. Tobacco was originally an expensive product, but it quickly became cheap through mass production in countries like India. It became so cheap that young children started smoking and it led to major health problems for the population of India. The Government noticed their increase in “state spending on health care” (Ban on Tobacco Ads by the Government of India. (n.d.), and now that they had to do something to…

In summarizing the arguments in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India I find that they mostly all agree that it wasn’t unconstitutional to establish such ban. With France Finland and Norway already having a similar ban it was easy to have something to compare and contrast with. Most of the arguments that are for the banning the advertisement of tobacco were based on protecting the public against serious health risk as well as protecting the minor class. Being that that the Indian…

health officials have fear that cigarettes may encourage young people to smoke, several research studies continue to show that the effects of second hand smoke from the vapor do not present the same threat as those posed by traditional cigarette smoking. Studies have indeed shown that over 53,000 people die from second hand smoke exposure every year. For starters, there is a quite a daylight between actual cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, which use battery powered nicotine inhalers.…

products has plummeted to an unprecedented low. It became illegal for tobacco commercials to be shown on tv and the age in which you could buy cigarettes went from anyone, to 18, to the most recent age restriction of 21. Many people have stopped smoking or chewing tobacco because of its harmful effects or they have switched to alternatives, like vaping. Although many people have stopped, there still are people who smoke and its becoming increasingly harder for them to get cigarettes or any…

Ban on Tobacco Ads by the Government of India In 2001 the government of India instigated a bill which banned tobacco companies from sponsoring sporting and cultural events as well as advertising their products. This induced some fierce debates with people arguing the ethical right the government has to meddle in such affairs, saying it infringes on the people’s rights of choice and building of commerce to improve the economy. The India government purported the objective of the ban was to…

Unfortunately, this similar fate became a reality for many people because 76.8% of people who use electronic cigarettes also smoke traditional cigarettes (“E-Cigarette and Lung”). This statistic shows the correlation between the two cigarettes. Smoking then leads to complications that cost nearly $300 billion in medical costs every year…

want to highlight the case, Ban of Tobacco Ads by the Government of India. Nowadays, governments from many countries have impose the ban on prejudicial products for public health. Countries like Canada, Norway, and Finland among others have taken a step towards this ban to protect their citizens. It is really important to understand this issue because there is a lack of knowledge about who it actually affects and benefits. In this opportunity, we want to analyze the Ban of Tobacco Ads by the…

Government of India (GOI) in February 6, 2001 was reported to impose a ban on advertising and sponsorship of Tobacco in sport and social events. The main reason for such a debated measure seems to be the unhealthy aspect of the consumption of this product which leads GOI to consider its responsibilty in controlling the health of its people in this regard . There are two arguments ,one from the Ayes which approve such a ban and the Nayes which are against the implementation of such a measure…

comforting to the victim(s) and families or may be politically motivated by a particular agenda thereby politicizing the event, such as mass shootings in the U.S. and gun-control issues. In the case of Malala “It seemed like the whole world was outraged. Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, called it “a heinous and cowardly act.” President Obama described the shooting as “reprehensible and disgusting and tragic.” Many pro-Taliban and other Islamist supporters within the Pakistani government…