Human rights are holistic—inclusive of a right to the provision for cessation assistance.

The author comments on an article by B. M. Meier and colleagues about the utility of using the human rights-based approach (HRBA) to tobacco control. She talks about the agreement that declares and outlines the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health as a human right, cessation as a neglected aspect of tobacco control, and examples that are reflective of the poor standing that the U.S. accords to human rights.