The Scottish parliament has voted by a significant majority in favour of banning the physical punishment of children.
The bill, sponsored by Scottish Green Party MSP John Finnie and supported by the Scottish National Party government, is designed to give children equal protection from violence by removing the defense of “justifiable assault” in Scottish law.
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