Opinion
Global tobacco treaty a chance for U.S. to demonstrate goodwill
LETTER — Posted July 12, 2004
Regarding "Global tobacco control: U.S. must prove its mettle" (Editorial, June 28): With tens of millions of lives on the line, and America's credibility in matters of health at stake, it could be argued that no politician can ever wield so much power for good as will President Bush when he sends the world's first-ever health treaty to the U.S. Senate for its requisite 67-vote ratification.
Your editorial on the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control captures the import and urgency of a unanimous World Health Assembly vote. Please don't wait too long, Mr. Bush. Big Tobacco is nobody's friend, really.
Stephen L. Hansen, MD, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/07/12/edlt0712.htm.
