Ban smacking children in England and Northern Ireland, say doctors
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6M4FA)
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health urges ministers to follow lead of Scotland and Wales
Parents in England and Northern Ireland should be banned from smacking their children because doing so is unjust, dangerous and harmful, leading doctors have urged ministers.
It was a scandal" that Scotland and Wales had outlawed smacking but not the other two home nations, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said on Wednesday.
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