Smoking ban at home could come in future
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by Rhodri Clark, Western Mail
PARENTS could be banned from smoking in their homes to protect their children’s health, following the success of the smoking ban in public places, legal experts have claimed.
But such a ban may not happen for many years, because society is not yet ready for such a draconian step, they admit.
One legal option would rest on the human rights of children, whose health is damaged more by passive smoking than adults’.
However, human rights rulings usually balance the rights of two sets of people, and one legal expert said judges would currently come down in favour of an adult’s right to smoke in their home rather than the child’s right to breathe clean air.
The ban on smoking in public places across Britain appears to have improved health already.
Researchers [...]
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