A bill in the California Assembly would criminalize spanking a child, and that worries the California Family Council (CFC).
“No one is in favor of child abuse and our society must do everything in its power to prevent violence toward children,” said Everett Rice, legislative coordinator for CFC. “But the way this bill is written, a legitimate spanking can be equated with cutting a child. The accepted use of a swat with a hand could be construed as child abuse.”
The bill, A.B. 2943, makes no distinction between a commonly used and appropriate form of discipline and other, more violent acts. It was approved Tuesday by the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
