YES!!!
There is word gong around school that the FDA is trying to enact a ban on artificial tanning for persons under the age of 18. The reasoning behind this ban is an attempt to lower the rate of diagnosed skin cancers in young people. I believe this legislation would violate our rights.
Statistics say there has been an increased rate of skin cancer in women aged from late teens to early twenties. Obviously, teen girls (and guys) have heard about the risks of tanning beds and presumably don't care. I think that if they want to continue to tan in the spite of the risks, who should be able to stop them?
Freshman Katie Udall says, "I don't go tanning often, but to those who do go a lot, its not fair to them at all."
Written by Ashley Chamberlain
NO!!!
There are many reasons why tanning is not a good pastime and should not be available to teens, chief among them being skin cancer, addiction and cost.
Tanning increases your chance of getting skin cancer by 80%. One of the deadliest types of skin cancer is melanoma. Melanoma can be very bad and is definitely hard to get rid of once you have it. The signs of melanoma are very difficult to see because at first it looks like a mole or a spot. If you have an irregular shaped mole you should schedule an appointment with your doctor. If bleeding or oozing is coming from the mole, see a dermatologist immediately.
Tanning can also be very addictive. Many girls who tan regularly claim they can't go more than four days without tanning without feeling stressed. These "tanoholics," or "tanorexics" are a perfect example of why teens shouldn't tan. Changing your busy shcedule to revolve around tanning is not a good idea.
Finally, the cost of tanning can be astronomical. Who wants to spend $60 a month, plus the cost for creams and lotions (which can range from $15-$150) in order to be able to tan regularly, especially in this economy?
With these facts in mind, I urge you to consider if it is such a bad thing for the FDA to put an age limit on tanning (much like smoking, drinking and gambling).
Written by Katie Burslem
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people are always going to find a way around it, the FDA can try to ban it but that will spark a whole new thing for teens to get angry about and cause more drama than needed, just let them do what they want, if they want to get skin cancer then let them...
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