SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A bill banning many types of spanking in California moved forward in the state legislature Tuesday.
The bill, which would prohibit spanking with a device such as a wooden spoon, little paddle, rolled-up newspaper, switch, belt or brush, passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee.
Critics of bill AB 2943 said it violates the rights of parents.
"AB 2943 will result in good parents being arrested, handcuffed and charged with criminal child abuse," said Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families (CCF), in a prepared statement.
No other state legislature or federal court has ruled that spanking is child abuse, Thomasson said....
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