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GA to Propose Statewide Smoking Ban [08/14-4]
Excerpts from: Statewide smoking ban to be proposed
By Andy Peters MaconTelegraph.Com
[08/14/03]
Some state lawmakers want to ban smoking in all public places, but the effort
won't go without a fight from Middle Georgia tobacco interests.
Legislation to ban smoking in public locations will be introduced in next year's General Assembly by Sen. Don Thomas, R-Dalton. Thomas, a physician, is chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
Anti-tobacco groups said banning smoking in public places will reduce smoking-related illnesses and help the state cut health-care costs."Exposure to second-hand smoke is really related with a host of health conditions, particularly with children, including sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory infections and low birth weight," said Andy Lord, director of tobacco initiatives for the American Cancer Society in Georgia.
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