The banning of tobacco ads has been prevalent in our society for years. It has been a constant argument between big tobacco companies and governments worldwide. While some may argue that it is the first step to ridding the tobacco products and the use of tobacco, others will argue that without these companies producing the media related to tobacco ads, jobs will be lost and the economy will take a loss in revenue. The ban on tobacco ads in India has been a constant struggle between those who agree
“Ban on tobacco ads by the government of India” (page 2,3), the arguments in favor of a ban on tobacco advertising provide some of the following points: Precedents in other countries who have imposed bans on tobacco advertising show that laws enforcing the bans were upheld by the courts in Belgium and France. They point out that in these countries freedom of choice is respected but when a product can be dangerous or a detriment to public health the state has the right to ban advertising. This has
Arguments in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India There are many people that think that smokers should be capable of deciding by themselves what was good or bad for their health and that, therefore it had to play the role of a responsible mother. Amit Sarkar, Editor, Tobacco News said that “Adults who consume tobacco do so of their own free choice. The risk falls entirely on them and is fully explained to them. If we lose sight of this principle, then we lose sight of the truth on which
imposed a ban on tobacco Industry on 6th February, 2001 prohibiting Tobacco Companies from advertising their products or funding sporting and cultural events. The move caused a serious lift between the government and tobacco proponents who composed mainly of tobacco companies. The tobacco proponents felt that the move was unjustified. The bone of contention was whether the ban was ethical, commercially right or even, if at all, was implementable and practically effective. The tobacco sub-sector was
In particular, no advertisement shall be permitted which projects a derogatory image of women • Promotes directly or indirectly production, sale or consumption of cigarettes, tobacco products, wine, alcohol, liquor or other intoxicants. However a product that uses a brand name or logo which is also used for cigarettes, tobacco products, wine, alcohol, liquor or other intoxicants, may be advertised subject to prescribed conditions • Promotes infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles, or infant food5
This society continues to argue the positives and negatives about using as surrogate mother to conceive. The process can be quite complicated and changes depending on the location. There are two different types of surrogate mothers: the traditional surrogates and the gestational surrogates. The traditional surrogate is the baby’s biological mother because her egg is paired the father’s sperm via artificial insemination. Sperm from a random or special selected donor can be used as well. The