Unless you plan on created a super fast bullet train that can take people (say in New York) to a far away location within seconds so they can have a smoke break without harming anyone else then bring them back in a few seconds I don't see how this can be controlled at all. Either leave it alone or ban it completely, there is no middle ground here.
You honestly see no middle ground?
Here in Ireland smokers simply leave the bar and smoke on the street.
Out in the fresh air the smoke is likely to escape before harming others too much.
Here's why it's not the same, you can't mine or run factory operations in your own home. Drinking at a bar is not a NEED, it is a WANT. People NEED to work in factories and mines to keep society going. Going into a smoky bar is optional.
No. Society would also work if only those willing to risk their lives would work in mines. And if mine owners were free not to implement safety features, because a sign posted will do instead, society will likely find many people "willing" to work in those mines (hence the need for those laws in the first place).
There is no "need" for anyone to go to bars or work in a mine. But I prefer living in a society where anyone can go to a bar or work in a mine without having to undergo a greater risk than required for the task.
You don't see the religious Right wing then. Just write an article about being Pro abortion and see how people feel. People are very passionate one way or another about that subject.
What I mean was that they are a minority. In Germany the abortion issue is different. The opponents are actually in the majority and the law reflects that. If it weren't for the weird assumption Europeans have that all Americans are radical fundamentalist Christians, I am sure they would notice that when it comes to abortion (and stem cell research too) the US are far too liberal for your average German to accept.
In Germany (and Ireland and Poland and most other European countries) the legality "partial birth abortion" is not an issue because abortion or abortion after the first trimester are simply illegal. And attempt to liberalise those laws always meet hefty opposition, not among a minority of radicals, but among a vast majority of citizens, the (state) churches, all other religious groups, and most politicians, including those on the left.
The most "legal" way to get an abortion in Germany today involves being in the first trimester of the pregnancy and getting a certificate from your pastor/priest (if you are Christian) that you spoke to the pastor/priest about the potential problems. And the Catholic Church are not even giving out those certificates (but Catholics can go to a Lutheran pastor or non-religious licenced advisor). And I am in favour of that law.
(Note that abortion is still completely illegal in Germany. The high court just said that parliament can decide that abortions in the first trimester can remain unpunished if the woman proves that she sought official advise about the medical and spiritual issues. Otherwise the penalty is prison time.)