Japan is now the 59th country to ban spanking in an effort to address the number 1 risk factor for ending physical child abuse! Japan's parliament enacted a revised law banning parents and other guardians from physically punishing children following several fatal cases of abuse dealt out in the name of discipline.
Child maltreatment fatality is a strong indicator of child welfare in a country. This is the rate at which parents murder their own children. Here is how we measure up against Japan. (per 100,000)
JAPAN: 1.0
USA: 2.4
Oregon: 3.0
Source: South China Morning Post
Interested in Japan's legal argument for the ban? Click image below.
To join the effort to end spanking in the United States, go to the US Alliance to End the Hitting of Children
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