The government of BC has banned the use of tanning beds under the age of 18. It is said that using tanning beds increase the risk of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, by 75%.
By doing so, the government is trying to decrease the amount of people that get skin cancer. They have done several researches to find that this is true. The researches show that this is mostly because of the high UV radiation that is exposed. It is to help prevent skin cancer.
I agree with this law because skin cancer or any cancer for that matter, does not yet have a cure. So getting cancer would be very dangerous. Most cases result in death. By banning tanning beds, the government helps those who might not notice the risks of using tanning beds. This helps them and tells them the harm it causes.
Cancer survivor Kathy Barnard says that she hates the numerous surgeries she went through to survive her cancer. She says that she would rather live with the skin that she was given than die because she had a desire for a more preferred skin. She says to be proud of the skin you own. Save it, protect it, don't try to change it.
Steven Gilroy of the "Joint Canadian Tanning Association" said that it is usually people around the age of thirty that comes to do the tanning. Teens aren't a big part of our customers anyways. Steven thinks that this law was specially targeting the "Joint Canadian Tanning Association".
But if teenagers are not a big part of their customers anyways, then why would they care so much about it? It must be because Steven is lying and they actually have quite a few teenage customers.
Steven also states that the "Joint Canadian Tanning Association" might help by giving manned tanning instead of having unmanned tanning. This definitely will not help because unmanned tanning will not make it less harmful to tan, it will just make it easier for the tanners. This may even cause more people to tan because they might hear of the "excellent" services.
Overall, I just agree with this law and want the government to ban the use of tanning beds under the age of 18. This will definitely decrease the amount of deaths in the near future.
Online Source:
Dan Burritt "BC Government Announces Tanning Bed Ban For Teens The Law Will Take Effect This Fall."
March 20, 2012 14:36 P.M. <http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/342856--bc-government-announces-tanning-bed-ban-for-teens>
March 20, 2012 14:36 P.M. <http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/342856--bc-government-announces-tanning-bed-ban-for-teens>
Of course, the tanning bed must be banned.
ReplyDeleteit is always best to tan naturally. I've also heard of a story where a mother killed her 5 year old daughter tanning tring to make her look beautiful.
But in a way, which is for medication, it should be allowed under 18 beause some people cure skin disease by using the tanning bed.
Good job Mark! I liked how you used a serious tone for this kind of situation. I have the same opinion as you and it should definitely be banned for minors because most of them aren't aware of the consequences they can get, and should wait until they become an adult to make their own decisions. Perhaps they will realize that tanning is very harmful when they become more mature throughout the years.
ReplyDeleteThere is one little thing that you need to pay more attention to and it is Ms. Lees's blog! In her CE topics section, Ms. Lees stated to us to include two other sources that helped us write the post. This can be easily corrected by taking one extra minute to read the directions carefully. Otherwise, you did a great job on stating opinions from different perspectives. Keep up the work!