Castration


Russian president backs chemical castration for paedophiles

Michael Cook | 14 May 2011
Paedophiles should be chemically castrated, says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. "Punishments should be as harsh as possible. The state should use all means possible, and a liberal approach here is totally unacceptable," he said this week.

Louisiana prisoner castrated

Michael Cook | 05 March 2011
Mutilation is a punishment which most Americans associate with Saudi Arabia, where thieves can have their hands lopped off. But this week a 78-year-old Louisiana sex abuser was surgically castrated.

BMJ editorial backs castration of sex offenders

Michael Cook | 12 March 2010
Disputed by Italian doctors
 
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