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| Yes | 21% | 204 votes | Total: 985 votes | |
| No | 79% | 781 votes |
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by Cee Peterson
Having worked in a tanning salon for 2 and a half years I would like to say I know a thing or two about tanning. Humans were meant to tan. This is why we produce melanin. I...read more
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by Rhonda M.
It's a fact minors as well as adults want a shimmering tan during the summer time. They just like adults are going to get their tan some way. You can choose 20 minutes in a tann...read more
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by Ceda Fusia
I am not a fan of tanning beds myself, but that doesn't mean I'm a fan of restrictions either. Tanning can be dangerous, true, as there is always the risk of skin cancer, but es...read more
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This is a huge issue in Austalia and I would say around 85% of Australians would have to say that teens should be banned from tanning salons. I believe that this issue shouldn'...read more
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Banning teens from indoor tanning salons on the basis that U.V. exposure is harmful to their fragile skin is tantamount to preventing teens from lying outside in their backyard ...read more
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6 of 21
Even though I have never used a tanning bed myself, I do not think there should be any restrictions on the use of them. When I was sixteen, I was able to get my belly button pie...read more
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7 of 21
The question "Should minors be allowed to use tanning beds?" brings one response to mind. Of course they should be allowed to use tanning beds. That is the most ridiculous que...read more
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by Mark Murphy
Is there something illegal about tanning beds? Are they an inherent danger to our children? A tanning bed, like almost everything else, can be dangerous if used in an excessiv...read more
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by Brenda Adams
Yes, I believe that minors should be allowed to tan. But I do feel that there should be restrictions put on this privilege. I own a tanning salon, and we do have quite a few t...read more
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After working in the tanning industry for a summer, I saw many people, young and old, coming in for color. Whether they were by themselves or with a parent, minors would march i...read more
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Yes, Minors should be able to have use of Tanning beds with a parents permission. Tanning beds are a danger. They penetrate the skin deeply with dangerous UVA and UVB Radiati...read more
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Yes, I believe minors should be able to tan. Every tanning salon has a parental consent form that has to be signed before the minor can even get in a bed, I know because I start...read more
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by Honey
If we keep putting restriction on our kids. We are combating the issue. Rule of thumb what ever we don't want our kids to do they surely are going to do it. I grew up in a ti...read more
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Minors and Tanning Beds This almost seems like a silly question. Of course I understand that there are a huge number of people against tanning in general (whether outside or ...read more
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I used to manage a tanning salon. I started working there when i was 17, right before my 18th birthday. I have been tanning since i was about 15 years old, in fact most of the g...read more
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Minors of teenage years should have the right to use tanning beds. I don't. I personally like being as pale as a ghost. I don't even tan in the sun. But my mother and sister lik...read more
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yes i think that minors should be allowed to use tanning beds, for the simple reason that creating a law that prohibits a minor from using it does not protect them and while i a...read more
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18 of 21
Should minors be allowed to use tanning beds? Why not? The fact that anyone uses them is beyond belief. The danger cited and the "waste" of time spent on these things truly baf...read more
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I hope no one considers it wrong for a minor to write on the Yes side, and I personally feel hesitation on writing this, but let's get right to the point so adults can scoff and...read more
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I believe Tanning shouldn't be limited to those who are 18 years and older. I do however believe that if you are under the age of 16 you shouldn't be allowed to tan. At 16, you ...read more
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Here in Australia we have been given a shocking "wake-up" call regarding the dangers of tanning beds with the recent death of a beautiful young woman. Clare Oliver presented th...read more
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by Dr Sal Levy
In the past 50 years, a tanned skin has been regarded as a sign of beauty, good health, and physical fitness. It has also been associated with spare time, open air activity, spo...read more
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Tanning beds are a danger to anyone, especially to minors who don't understand the effects as fully as an adult. Teenagers are pressured not only to be thin and pretty but have...read more
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There is absolutely no way in the world that I would allow my child to use a tanning bed. There is undeniable proof that this form of tanning can lead to melanoma from as little...read more
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by Eve Redstone
Tanning beds were very fashionable at one point. The manufacturers touted them as the safe tanning option, they even claimed that the risk of skin cancer was reduced by their us...read more
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by Walterinna
I live in Scandinavia where winter time lasts from October to March. That is six months and it feels forever. During that time there is only few hours or no sun at all. When I w...read more
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No, minors should not be allowed to use tanning beds! I can't think of any justification for a 12 or 16 year old to use a tanning bed, nor any other minor for that matter. Ad...read more
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by Ethel Smith
As far as I am concerned the answer to the question 'Should minors be allowed to use tanning beds?' is a resounding NO. We are all so much more aware these days of the damage sk...read more
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I do not think minors should be allowed to use tanning beds. I would never allow my teenage children to tan in a tanning bed and I would definitely monitor their tanning at a be...read more
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by Shawna Blake
With the hundreds of self tan products available, there is absolutely no reason why a minor should be given the opportunity to tan. I am not against tanning, by any means, I hav...read more
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by Jackie Doss
One of my opponents in this debate says: Banning teens from indoor tanning salons on the basis that U.V. exposure is harmful to their fragile skin is tantamount to preventing te...read more
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Whenever I have to choose between natural and chemical/fake I don't hesitate long. Even if fake usually means quicker and more effective, I tend to think there's always a price ...read more
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by Kristin Neal
I am all for having the right to do what you want, but when that comes with a price like possible death - I am against that. I think that every adult and every teen should have...read more
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by Randy Scott
A long time ago and far away, society determined that minors need to be protected from all evils. The must include the perils of the tanning bed. Regardless of what the tann...read more
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by Jude
Recently, the free to air tv program. 60 Minutes, aired a very heartbreaking story of a young woman who was dying from a cancer called Melanoma. Melanoma is a malignent tumor, ...read more
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by Carrie Biggs
Eight years ago, I would have vehemently classified myself as a "Yes" person, believing minors have the right to use tanning beds. Eight years ago, I was that minor who was...read more
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Being someone who burns at the mere mention of the sun, the whole concept of sunbeds have never appealed to me. I understand that the human body requires a limited amount of exp...read more
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by Milo
I am definitely agreeable in not allowing minors to use tanning beds. As argued on other articles, a precedence has been set by the death of a very young lady, following her exp...read more
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Sometimes people need to be protected against themselves and this is such a situation. Tanning is unhealthy and it can cause skin cancer. The reason why the skin tans is that it...read more
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by EMSalem
No, minors definitely should not be allowed to use tanning beds. Today everyone and no only teens, want immediate results. It does not make sense to me to risk the dangers assoc...read more
