ABSTRACT - United States drops its opposition to global tobacco-control treaty; Tommy G Thompson, secretary of health and human services, says he will vote for pact at World Health Orgn's annual assembly of health ministers from its 192 member nations; says Pres Bush has expressed support for treaty but wants to have it reviewed by lawyers before he decides whether to give final US approval; if enacted, it would be first international treaty devoted solely to health; it bans advertising of tobacco products in countries where such prohibitions are constitutional, requires that all ingredients be listed on packaging, imposes broad legal liability for manufacturers and strongly encourages high taxes on tobacco; Thompson says he will vote for treaty as written, withdrawing earlier, much-criticized Bush administration request to allow countries to opt out of any provisions with which they disagree (M) The United States has dropped its opposition to a global tobacco-control treaty and said today that it would vote for the pact at the World Health Organization's assembly this week.

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