Saeima deems smoking in the presence of a child as abuse (30.05.2013.)
Physical abuse is the intentional application of force to a child that threatens the health or life of the child or the intentional subjection of a child to a harmful environment, including tobacco smoke. This is set forth in the amendments to the Protection of the Rights of the Child Law, which the Saeima adopted in the third and final reading on Thursday, 30 May. This provision protects a child’s right to grow up in a smoke-free environment.