The freedom to condemn tobacco advertising.
Following the publication of a booklet by two Swedish government bodies and an international nongovernmental organization, in which tobacco advertising techniques were strongly criticized, Sweden's Tobacco Trade Association lodged a complaint with the country's Parliamentary Ombudsman. The Ombudsman, rejecting the main part of the Association's case, ruled that the government authorities had a constitutional right to express opinions on tobacco advertising and that these could hardly be expected to be neutral or free from challenging statements.
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Public Health and Epidemiology, National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden.
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D000329:Advertising; D002961:Civil Rights; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012907:Smoking; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013548:Sweden; D014026:Nicotiana