an ‘excuse for poor parenting’, doctors say.
OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association Journal says it’s time to do away with the Criminal Code’s so-called spanking law.
A strongly worded editorial in the journal Tuesday calls for the repeal of Section 43 of the Criminal Code, which gives parents and teachers a legal defence when they physically discipline children.
“It is time for Canada to remove this anachronistic excuse for poor parenting from the statute book,” editor-in-chief John Fletcher wrote in a signed editorial.
The editorial will likely reignite debate on a controversial topic that has inflamed opinion for decades.
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Spanking must stop: Canadian doctors call for repeal of legal defence of physical discipline | Canada | News | National Post
OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association Journal says it’s time to do away with the Criminal Code’s so-called spanking law.
A strongly worded editorial in the journal Tuesday calls for the repeal of Section 43 of the Criminal Code, which gives parents and teachers a legal defence when they physically discipline children.
“It is time for Canada to remove this anachronistic excuse for poor parenting from the statute book,” editor-in-chief John Fletcher wrote in a signed editorial.
The editorial will likely reignite debate on a controversial topic that has inflamed opinion for decades.
more
Spanking must stop: Canadian doctors call for repeal of legal defence of physical discipline | Canada | News | National Post