Alabama has become the seventh state to pass a law that imposes “chemical castration” as a condition of parole for certain sex offenses. NBC News reports that Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the measure into law on Monday; the law applies to “anyone convicted of sex crimes with children younger than 13.”
that Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the measure into law on Monday; the law applies to “anyone convicted of sex crimes with children younger than 13.”
“Chemical castration” is defined in the law as “receiving of medication, including, but not limited to, medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment or its chemical equivalent, that, among other things, reduces, inhibits, or blocks the production of testosterone, hormones, or other chemicals in a person’s body.” According to the new law, people convicted of sex offenses against children would be forced to receive it as a condition of their parole and continue to do so at a judge’s discretion.
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