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In women, chemical castration acts by decreasing testosterone levels in order to lower their sex drive, side effects include the deflation of breast glands, expansion of the size of the nipple and shrinking of bone mass. In some jurisdictions, chemical castration has been used to reduce the libido of sexual offenders. [4]
("Some studies have shown that medical treatment, such as castration, provides the only effective means of changing pedophilic behavior."). Matthew V. Daley, A Flawed Solution to the Sex Offender Situation in the United States: The Legality of Chemical Castration for Sex Offenders, 5 Ind. Health L. Rev. 87 (2008).
In addition to eugenics purposes, sterilization was used as a punitive measure against sex offenders, people identified as homosexual, or people deemed to masturbate too much. [185] California, the first state in the U.S. to enact compulsory sterilization based on eugenics, sterilized all prison inmates under the 1909 sterilization law. [185]
A handful of states, including Louisiana, California, Florida and Texas, have laws allowing for chemical castration for those guilty of certain sex crimes. In some of those states, offenders can ...
Surgical castration is a permanent procedure. Several countries and some U.S. states — including California and Florida — allow for chemical castration for some sex offenders. Surgical ...
Chemical castration uses medications that block testosterone production to decrease sex drive. Surgical castration is a much more invasive procedure that involves the removal of both testicles or ...
In 2024, Louisiana became the first U.S. state to allow judges to impose castration on sex offenders. [97] Previously, in several states, convicted offenders could choose castration, including where it was a prerequisite for parole. However, should the person choose to remain in prison, they would not be forced to be castrated. [98]
Aug. 16—HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator proposes chemical castration for certain sexual offenders. Sen. ... castration as a term of parole for repeat offenders along with those ...