Laia Galán Egea

The government is debating whether to
ban smoking in all public places


Personally I am in favour of banning smoking in public places, although there are restaurants where you can choose whether to go to the smoking area or not. However, there are several reasons that make me think that banning smoking in public places is a good idea.

Firstly, I think that, for example, no waiter should be forced to breathe the smoke of others. In addition, I think that banning smoking would help people stop smoking heavily.

Secondly, I think people should respect other’s freedom who want to smoke. In other words,it is well able to choose between a smoking or non-space, so you are not forced to breathe the smoke of others if you don’t want to.

Finally, if the government really wanted to ban smoking in all public places, I’d vote to ban it, but only in closed restaurants. I think that smoking in open spaces doesn’t affect anyone.