Smokers Banned From Adopting or Fostering Children // There Are Many Reasons For Such Bans

Smokers Banned From Adopting or Fostering Children // There Are Many Reasons For Such Bans

Midlothian Council in the U.K. is just the latest entity to prohibit smokers from adopting or providing foster care for children, a step Portsmouth, Hants, in England and other jurisdictions took several years ago, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). Anyone wanting to care for a child under the age of five will be required not to have smoked for at least six months, even if they only smoke outdoors.