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Thursday, January 23, 2003A Canadian Lung Association spokesman came out forcefully yesterday stating that smoking around children is tantamount to child abuse. And Richard Bouchard, a criminal law professor at l'Universit de Moncton, said it's possible to argue the case, considering under the Criminal Code of Canada parents are responsible for providing the "necessities of life." The necessities of life include food, shelter and medical care, therefore the professor said "it's not a big jump" to say children should be provided with a healthy environment to live in and they should not be exposed to harmful substances and situations that threaten their health. "You could, perhaps, make a case that a child living under those circumstances of smoking parents and when the house is constantly filled with smoke and the child is exposed to second-hand smoke, that the parents are failing to live up to the duty which is imposed upon them," Bouchard said. God save Canada from their clever people. (Hat tip to The Bloviator.) posted by Sydney on 1/23/2003 12:18:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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