Mill would seek to ban smoking on which of the following grounds? Please select all that apply.
A) It harms others
B) It causes ill health to the smoker
C) It is in the interests of the smoker to stop
D) Smoking causes pollution

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Mill would seek to ban smoking on the grounds that it harms others (second principle of his harm principle) and that it causes pollution, which is a harm to the environment and potentially to others as well. He would not necessarily support a ban on the grounds that smoking causes ill health to the smoker, as he believed in individual liberty and that individuals should be free to make choices that may harm only themselves. Similarly, while he may personally believe that it is in the interests of the smoker to stop, he would not necessarily support a ban on this basis as it would be paternalistic and infringe upon individual freedom.

Mill Would Seek to Ban Smoking on Which of the Following