No federal legislation against tobacco industry
To the editor:
I wish to express a contrary view to that opined in the FP Report. Many of us family physicians in real practice abhor tobacco use. However, we do not feel that there should be federal legislation directed against the tobacco industry. The tobacconists should not be held liable for the volitional act of individuals. Denial of or more expensive health insurance, maybe. Freedom of choice should supersede any altruistic emotion we feign.
The more authority we give the feds, the more responsibility we shift to others, the less we all possess.
KARL N. HANSON, M.D.
Kenner, La.
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