'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. |
A Strange Cure for Rape
Article from the Kudzu Monthly on the United States' use of chemical castration focusing on Hazard Campbell and including sources and user comments. |
Accused Rapist to Undergo "Chemical Castration"
Article from the Portsmouth Herald about Hazard Campbell who agreed to undergo chemical castration prior to beginning a 25-years-to-life sentence for rape. |
BioMed Central
A peer-reviewed research paper on the return to fertility after extended chemical castration with a GnRH antagonist, including references. |
California Child Molesters Could Face Chemical Castration
CNN article written prior to the bill's passage with links to related articles. |
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. |
Castration Works
Article written by Sue Feinstein for 212.net about a sexual offender who chose castration and his reactions to the medication. |
Chemical Castration - Against
Student project asking if chemical castration is an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders, providing online resources against it. |
Chemical Castration - For
Student project asking if chemical castration is an acceptable punishment for male sex offenders, providing online resources in favor of it. |
Chemical Castration Bill Becomes Law
A satirical article from The Underground Online imagining chemical castration as the standard punishment for every crime. |
Chemical Castration: A Return to the Dark Ages
Article from the ACLU Florida about the chemical castration bill passed in Florida. |
Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law
A review of the law by Larry Helm Spalding, including a history of castration in the United States, constitutional considerations, a civil liberties analysis, and a review of the ACLU's recommendations. |
Italy Murders Prompt Castration Call
CNN article about the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini calling for chemical castration of sex offenders in Italy |
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. |
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. |
SexCriminals.com Poll
Public poll, with comments, about whether or not convicted rapists should be castrated, showing the majority in favor of either chemical or surgical castration. |
South Africans Vote on Castration
Article about a poll on the South Africa's Rape Crisis website asking South Africans to give their views on chemical castration for rapists. |
The Chemical Knife
Salon article asking if Tennessee will be the next state to approve castration for sex offenders. |
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