| Of course Smokers' should have rights.
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| | western countries.
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| They are entitled to the same rights as
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| | Why has it changed?
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| everybody else.
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| | There is now overwhelming evidence of the
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| I think this whole question of rights
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| | dangers associated with smoking and the
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| for smokers and others comes down to
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| | use of tobacco products.
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| ethical considerations.
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| | Those dangers apply not just to the users
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| Ethics is all about doing what is right.
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| | of the product, but also to all who come
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| I think it was the Greek philosopher
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| | into contact with the toxic fumes of
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| Aristotle who stated something like
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| | burning tobacco.
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| that.
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| | So, exposing others to these risks is no
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| And what is doing what is right?
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| | longer socially acceptable. And, smoking
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| Well this really comes down to doing
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| | in the vicinity of others is certainly
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| whatever is going to cause least harm to
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| | not causing least harm, so therefore is
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| others.
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| | also unethical.
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| The law, our behavior in society, and
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| | Laws tend to reflect societies' values.
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| accepted ethical considerations often go
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| | In my part of the world, smoking is no
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| hand in hand.
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| | longer allowed in restaurants, pubs,
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| For example, it is against the law to
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| | clubs, and in most work places.
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| damage someone else's property. This is
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| | It is not legal, socially acceptable, or
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| also not socially acceptable behavior
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| | ethical to go and beat up someone.
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| and it is obviously unethical.
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| | Even if it is legal in some places, it
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| However, consider another scenario, such
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| | certainly is not socially acceptable or
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| as telling a lie. Now, this may or may
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| | ethical for smokers to breathe their
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| not be against the law. It is really a
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| | dangerous passive smoke anywhere where
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| consideration of the context in which
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| | others may be adversely afffected by it.
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| the lie was told. And, from the point of
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| | I do have empathy for smokers who would
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| view of our behavior in society, telling
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| | prefer not to be smokers. I was in that
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| lies in generally unacceptable. But, if
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| | category myself for many years. It is
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| as Aristotle claims, that ethics is
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| | difficult to stop and stay stopped.
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| doing the least harm to others, there
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| | There is not one effective method of
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| may well be situations where telling a
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| | stopping smoking and staying stopped
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| lie may be a preferable situation to
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| | that works for everybody. If you are a
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| being totally honest.
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| | smoker who wishes to quit, you will need
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| Now, what has all this got to do with
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| | to find the strategies that are right
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| smokers and their rights?
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| | for you. There are some excellent
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| Well, I shall try to explain, taking into
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| | resources available for you however. is
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| consideration the three factors
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| | one such source, and has link that will
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| mentioned above. That is:
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| | take you to many others.
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| The Law Acceptable Behavior in Society,
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| | But in conclusion I will reiterate what I
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| and Ethics
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| | said at the beginning of this article.
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| Firstly, the law regarding the use of
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| | Smokers do have rights!
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| tobacco products has changed
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| | They have the same rights as the rest of
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| considerably in recent years in most
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| | us!
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