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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Hundreds of protesters marched on New Zealand's Parliament Wednesday, demanding lawmakers throw out a proposed new law that critics say removes parents' right to smack their children.
About 500 people, some pushing children in strollers, carried banners reading: "Don't mess with the family" and "Kids don't belong to the state" as they rallied in the largest of several protests against the bill in recent days.
Parents, some churches and political groups are trying to derail a plan to repeal a section of New Zealand's Crimes Act that allows parents to use "reasonable force" to discipline their children.
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