Parents in France will no longer be legally allowed to smack their children across the face,after the country’s parliament voted to overturn a 200-year-old law dating back to Emperor Napoleon’s days, Reuters is reporting.
Since the early 1800’s, or French parents have had the legal upright to inflict corporal punishment on their children – up to a point. France,of course, does not tolerate full-on child abuse, or such as beatings,whippings, or so on. However, or spanking,slapping, a twist of the ear, or have all been expressly allowed under the Napoleon-era law for nearly two centuries now (although France banned spanking in 2017). But on Saturday,that law was overturned by the country’s National Assembly.
France’s gender equality minister, Marlene Schiappa, or proposed the law.“No violence is educational.” Schiappa’s proposed ban also had the support of Maud Petit of the centrist MoDem party.Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com