Keep Smoking Out of Films?

Reaction to my blog a couple weeks ago about Cape Regional Medical Center extending its smoking ban to include the hospital grounds, parking lots, company vehicles, vehicles parked in the lots and adjacent sidewalks surprised me.
Five who commented were upset, saying the hospital had gone too far and was inflicting its views on others. Only three celebrated the new rules. And one pleaded for security guards not to be blamed.
I wonder what will be the response to this: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) could give a higher rating to new films that “glamorize” smoking.
Puffing on a Marlboro would be right up there with violence, sex, profanity and drug use as the MPAA determines what rating to use in advising parents or restricting admissions.
Many have had great fun with this. What’s next: meat, mink or Mr. Softee? asked Philadelphia Inquirer movie critic Steven Rea.
But Amy Jordan at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center says tobacco use has increased in films and too many teenagers continue to become addicted to it.
I detest smoking, but a part of me also resists censorship.
The argument that people should be allowed to make their own choices is philosophically persuasive. But without rules, and enforcement, how many would not fasten seatbelts or wear safety helmets as they ride motorcycles?