When it comes to smoking, isn’t it the smoker’s rights to pollute their own body if they wish? Some rabid anti-smokers rights advocates claim that smoking should be banned completely for everyone’s own good. That is partly the crux of the matter for smoker rights. If a smoker is an otherwise intelligent able-bodied human being, they should be able to decide whether they can smoke or not.

Some pro-smoking rights advocates are going so far as to create their own smokers Bill of Rights. While the rights of non-smokers are being protected by the government of their cities and states, is anyone defending smoker rights? The answer is a resounding yes. While there are more non-smokers than smokers, smokers have the advantage of the big tobacco companies silently offering their support.

Smokers’ rights according to smoker advocates are being trodden on. Some of these pro-smoking advocates are pushing for equal rights for smokers. However, that is likely not going to happen, at least when it comes to smoking in public places. However, there are almost thirty states that do protect smokers’ rights. These states which include New York and Louisiana side on the rights of smokers when it comes to discrimination in the workplace. It seems that some smokers who only smoke in the privacy of their own home are being denied promotions and jobs simply because they smoke.

The rights of non-smoker and smoker people are not always balanced if some states have to specifically rule against the discrimination of people who smoke in the own home. Now you may wonder, “What are my rights as a smoker?” The best way to determine smoker’s rights is to know what you cannot do in public and then extrapolate the places that you can smoke. For the most part, you have lost the right to smoke in public places except where indicated. Some restaurants still have smoking sections, but more and more, non-smokers rights are interfering on that score.

While you can read non-smokers’ rights articles to get your blood boiling, you should understand that people who do not smoke should not be subjected to the smoke. That is common courtesy and no laws should have to be in place to recognize that. You have the right to smoke and pollute yourself; non-smokers feel that you do not have the right to do that to them too.

You can check up on the facts of smokers’ rights on various city and state websites that outline what the smoking laws are. The rights of smokers are dwindling down to just a few – the right to smoke at home or in your car. Those are really the only two places where you would not be in contact with a fussy non-smoker. If you are confused about your smoker’s rights, head to the internet to research more about it.