From the BBC:
Countries where spanking a child is banned: Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela.
NZ votes against child smack ban
Child on stairs (file image)
The law was seen as a step in lowering NZ's high child abuse rates
New Zealanders have voted by a wide margin in favour of allowing parents to smack their children, two years after a law banned discipline by force.
The legislation was brought in two years ago to try to lower the country's high rate of child abuse.
The referendum asked: "Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?"
The referendum is non-binding, and Prime Minister John Key has said he will not change the existing law.
Based on preliminary results, 54% of the voting population took part in the referendum, with nearly 90% responding No, the election commission said. . . . .
Countries where spanking a child is banned: Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela.
90 Percent of New Zealanders don't think that spanking children should be a criminal offense
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