If science were to show spanking does not fix the problems it purports to be able to solve—if spanking causes more harm than good, I would then consider it an act which may need to be considered child abuse. Every child is different, but we must look to safeguard the maximum number of children as we possibly can to enable them to grow up as mentally sound as realistically achievable.
If i wasn't already actively in two debates - i may of chose to take this one. I would argue for charity being the greatest virtue for some people.
If science were to show spanking does not fix the problems it purports to be able to solve—if spanking causes more harm than good, I would then consider it an act which may need to be considered child abuse. Every child is different, but we must look to safeguard the maximum number of children as we possibly can to enable them to grow up as mentally sound as realistically achievable.