Sunbeds

Michelle Robinson at Stuff reports:

and fair-skinned adults may be banned from under a proposed member's bill.

The Skin Cancer and Trauma Prevention Amendment Bill calls for enforced on sunbeds and cosmetic .

A voluntary standard is all that prevents people with very fair photo type one skin from using sunbeds.

They would be barred, along with teenagers, from using the cosmetic tanning devices under MP Dr Paul Hutchison's bill.

Never used a sunbed, and doubt I ever will.

I don't have a problem with not allowing teenagers (if that is shorthand for under 18s) from using a sunbed.

But if an adult wishes to use a sunbed, no matter fair skinned or dark skinned, and wishes to ignore the health risks – well no law should stop them.

However I would favour them losing coverage for any conditions likely to be caused by said sunbed exposure!

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