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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]
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Pages in category "Female sex offenders" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Younger wrote, referring to a treatment known as chemical castration. Chemical castration involves the use of puberty-blocking drugs to stop sex hormone production. Unlike surgical castration ...
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]
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 ...
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]
A slew of Louisiana legislation, including a first-of-its-kind law that allows judges to impose the punishment of surgical castration for offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children ...