A bill that would prohibit parents from spanking their children is being criticized as unnecessary and unenforceable by many Massachusetts lawmakers.
The measure - being heard Wednesday by a legislative committee - defines corporal punishment as "the willful infliction of physical pain or injurious or humiliating treatment." State legislator Jay Kaufman said he submitted the bill at the request of nurse Kathleen Wolf.
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"The state has always had rights in this area" such as "child safety seats in cars," said Whitehurst. "We're not saying parents can't make choices. We're just saying let's move toward nonviolent methods."
The legislature has ended formal sessions for 2007, so the earliest the bill could be debated would be next year.
I found this article really intriguing because of the huge controversy going on with parents abusing their children. Spanking has been used as a form of punishment and a method of discipline and now there are possibilities of banning it because of some parents who go way too far and actually abuse their children.
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posts should be about candidates!
You have 5 posts, and this one is not candidate related. You should have 6 posts at this point.
It is an interesting article, however.
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