South Dakota V. Dole Essay

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For a long period of time, public smoking around hospitals has always been an issue. In the article for “South Dakota V. Dole” a question is asked concerning the hospital funding of states that do not enact public smoking bans, and whether or not to withhold five percent of the funding. I insist that the federal government should be able to withhold five percent of hospital funding from states that do not enact public smoking bans because smoking is hazardous to the health of patients who are in the hospital and to the smoker, it can be controlled, and is a waste of hospital resources. To begin with, smoking is a cancerous activity. Most patients who come through hospitals all around America are either obese or have a problem with smoking.

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