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Chemical castration occurs as form of castration caused by certain hormonal drugs. It was developed as a irregular preventative measure & punishment usually reserved for male sex offenders, typically child molesters and rapists. For male sex wrongdoer, chemical castration is considered sir thomas more humane than actual castration, & in addition these are non lasting. Nevertheless a ACLU has condemned it as unconstitutional and a form of cruel and unusual punishment. These are too the preliminary & co-occurrent step around internal secretion coarse of action for male-to-female transsexualism. For male-to-female transsexuals, a vary is lasting when half a dozen months. Depo Provera, a progestin, is the drug used in todays world. It acts on the brain to inhibit hormones that stimulate a testicles to produce testosterone. A bit of parasitic trematodes chemically castrate their host, watch microphallus.
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Chemical Castration - For Student project asking if chemical castration is an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders, providing online resources in favor of it. California Child Molesters Could Face Chemical Castration CNN article written prior to the bill's passage with links to related articles. 'Chemical Castration' OK'd For Montana Inmates New York Times article about Montana's passage of a law approving, but not mandating, the use of chemical castration to reduce the sex drive of offenders who are about to be released from prison. Rape Crisis Cape Town The center's views on chemical castration in South Africa. BioMed Central A peer-reviewed research paper on the return to fertility after extended chemical castration with a GnRH antagonist, including references. Mild Testosterone Reduction Effective Against Aggression? Article from Crime Times about a study which suggests that even mild reductions in testosterone levels can significantly reduce male aggression. Includes a link to an article about high testosterone levels being linked to sex crimes. Medical, Legal Experts Debate Merits of Castration Bill Texas News article about a bill that would make voluntary surgical castration an option for child molesters. Chemical Castration - Against Student project asking if chemical castration is an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders, providing online resources against it. Castration Often Fails to Halt Offenders Article from USA Today on the wisdom of imprisoning and chemically treating rapists instead of giving them pyschological counseling. The Chemical Knife Salon article asking if Tennessee will be the next state to approve castration for sex offenders. |
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