A doctor is recommending kids be allowed to sue their parents if they smoke in a vehicle while the kids are in it.. This doctor is saying that being in a vehicle with people having a smoke is equivilent to child abuse. If we think there are alot of broken homes now, just wait. I'm sure every single lawfirm in the country did a collective "jump for joy", I'm sure they're seeing visions of dollar signs dancing in front of their eyes, when the news hit the paper today. In order for a kid to sue, first, the kid would have to be suffering from a physical or mental ailment that is conclusively proven to be a direct result of second hand smoke, by at least 5 specialists, which would be recommended by an impartial 3rd party. If the kid loses, who pays the court costs? Parents? I don't think so, that kid would be working a mighty long time to pay those off. If a kid wins the suit, first the Lawyers will get a sizable chunk of it, and regardless of what's left, the kid will still have the same health problems they started with, and they will be out on their ass so fast, it will make their heads spin. So who really wins? Isn't it amazing how an entire industry, probably worth billions has cropped up soon after the attacks on big tobacco began. One of first on the scene, the drug industry, I'm sure they have our best interests at heart, and want to see us healthy, yeah right!! We all know smoking isn't exactly healthy for us, with all the media bombardment and all, but the reality is, our gov't , HAS APPROVED, TOBACCO for SALE and CONSUMPTION, in this country. Because tobacco IS NOT a contraban substance, smokers have rights also. I believe it is hippocritical if the gov't to still collect tax dollars from the sale of tobacco products, meanwhile taking away the right to use the product, they approved in the first place.