World Health Organization
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Organisation mondiale de la Santé

Myth 6: 100% smoke-free laws are unconstitutional and violate the personal rights and liberties of smokers

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Smoke-free laws do not prohibit smokers from smoking. They only limit where they smoke to protect others from exposure to tobacco smoke.

“The right to smoke” is not stipulated in any constitution or international human rights law. Conversely, “the right to life, health, healthy environments and other rights” are at the core of international human rights law.

Smoke-free laws promote this fundamental right to life and health.