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Spanking Ban
In September 2018, Macron falsely claimed that it's impossible to find a "perfectly educated" woman with "seven, eight, nine children," despite many examples to the contrary.<ref>Risdon, James (October 17, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/moms-with-phds-to-french-president-were-perfectly-educated-and-have-large-f Moms with PhDs to French President: We’re ‘perfectly educated’ and have large families]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved October 19, 2018.</ref>
In September 2018, Macron falsely claimed that it's impossible to find a "perfectly educated" woman with "seven, eight, nine children," despite many examples to the contrary.<ref>Risdon, James (October 17, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/moms-with-phds-to-french-president-were-perfectly-educated-and-have-large-f Moms with PhDs to French President: We’re ‘perfectly educated’ and have large families]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved October 19, 2018.</ref>
The French parliament, under Macron's party, voted to restrict [[parental rights]] protected under [[Napoleon]] by symbolically banning [[spanking]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-children-punishment/overturning-napoleon-era-rights-france-bans-smacking-kids-idUSKCN1NZ1GS Overturning Napoleon-era rights, France bans smacking kids]. ''Reuters''. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.</ref>
The French parliament, under Macron's party, voted to restrict [[parental rights]] protected under [[Napoleon]] by symbolically banning [[spanking]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-children-punishment/overturning-napoleon-era-rights-france-bans-smacking-kids-idUSKCN1NZ1GS Overturning Napoleon-era rights, France bans smacking kids]. ''Reuters''. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.</ref> This was despite scientific evidence finding that spanking "is not associated with any more adverse outcomes in children than is any other type of corrective discipline" and that "spanking is one of the most effective disciplinary tactics" for children aged 2-6.<ref>[https://sites.oxy.edu/clint/learn/articles/ComparingChildOutcomesofPhysicalPunishmentandAlternativeDisciplinary.pdf]Larzelere and Kuhn (2007) Comparing Child Outcomes of Physical Punishment and Alternative Disciplinary
Tactics: A Meta-Analysis</ref> The ban also goes against the Bible, which advises parents [[discipline]] their children by spanking them. (Proverbs 23:13)
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