Ohio says, "STOP TANNING"

[GocartMozart]

Now i have a friend of mine, and she's obsessed. I don't quite understand it, especially since every dermatologist i know of says that tanning is just idiotic, but hey some people find this attractive:

Government-Regulatory


Yet another anti-tanning bill aimed at restricting teen tanning has cropped up—this time in Ohio. HB 230 seeks to amend current state regulations (which currently requires parental consent for tanners under age 18) to completely disallow minors to tan unless they provide a medical prescription for ultraviolet radiation treatments.

Similar to anti-tanning legislation in other states, HB 230 only will add an overly-restrictive measure to the already-effective and well-enforced regulations in Ohio.

Tanning salon operators and industry professionals that are looking for a means to oppose the bill can attend a meeting in Marietta, Ohio on Monday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m.

April Flinn of Hawaiian Tans organized the meeting in response to the proposed bill and hopes to organize those interested in helping to fight against HB 230. Attendees also will have the opportunity to sign a petition to defeat the measure while at the meeting.

Additionally, Flinn plans to meet with Ohio Rep. Jennifer Garrison on July 23 to discuss the measure and hopefully gain the representative’s support in defeating the under-18 ban.

“If they ban teens from tanning in a salon, which is at least a controlled environment, it will only magnify the problem,” she says. “This bill won’t solve anything. It’s a scare tactic, and we should all know that those don’t work with teens. The government should be enforcing the guidelines they already have and teaching prevention of sunburn, not creating new, ridiculous rules that will do no good.”

The bill has been introduced to the Ohio House of Representatives by State Rep. Courtney Combs and is co-sponsored by State Reps. Jim McGregor, Edna Brown, Danny Bubp, Diana Fessler, Robert Otterman, Eugene Miller and John Domenick.

The Hamilton City Council first proposed the under-18 ban in September 2006, citing data from doctors linking skin cancer to excessive ultraviolet radiation exposure early in life. In October, the city council tabled the issue and left the matter up to legislators amid arguments from parents that such a measure would restrict the parental right to make decisions for one’s children.

Combs then picked up the bill and worked with Hamilton dermatologist Louis Barich to draft HB 230.

The threat of anti-tanning legislation and bills like HB 230 is very real and those in the tanning industry must fight against further restriction to our business sector. This affects you—so do something about it!

[lytec]

There has just been a young Australian girl die from cancer due to solariums.The price of beauty

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There's nothing else to do in Ohio...