United States
In 1966, John Money prescribed
medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA, the base ingredient now used in
Depo Provera) as a treatment for a patient dealing with pedophilic urges, becoming the first American to employ chemical castration.
[5] Since then, the drug has become a mainstay of chemical castration in America.
[5] Despite its long history and established use, the drug has never been approved by the FDA for use as a treatment for sexual offenders.
[5]
California was the first U.S. state to specify the use of chemical castration as a punishment for
child molestation, following the passage of a modification to Section 645 of the
California penal code in 1996.
[13][14] This law stipulates that anyone convicted of child molestation with a minor under 13 years of age may be treated with Depo Provera if they are on
parole if it is their second offense and offenders may not reject the treatment.
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The passage of this law led to similar laws in other states, such as Florida's Statute Section 794.0235 which was passed into law in 1997.
[17] As in California, treatment is mandatory after a second offense.
Besides California and Florida, at least seven other states, including
Georgia,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Montana,
Oregon,
Texas and
Wisconsin, have experimented with chemical castration.
[5] In Iowa, as in California and Florida, offenders may be sentenced to chemical castration in all cases involving serious sex offenses. On June 25, 2008, following a Supreme Court ruling that the execution of child rapists where the victim was not killed was unconstitutional,
[18] Louisiana Governor
Bobby Jindal signed Senate Bill 144, allowing Louisiana judges to sentence convicted rapists to chemical castration.
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[edit] Europe
The drug
cyproterone acetate has been commonly used for chemical castration throughout Europe. It is similar to the drug MPA used in America.
[5]
In the
United Kingdom, computer scientist
Alan Turing, famous for his contributions to mathematics and computer science, was a homosexual who chose to undergo chemical castration in order to avoid imprisonment in 1952.
[21] At the time, homosexuality was still illegal and considered to be a mental illness that could be treated with chemical castration.
[21] Turing experienced side effects such as breast enlargement
[22] and bloating of the physique.
[21] Two years later, he committed suicide.
[23] In 2009, the British Prime Minister,
Gordon Brown, issued a public apology for the British government's "appalling" actions after an online petition seeking the same gained 30,000 signatures and international recognition.
[24]
In the 1960s,
German physicians used
antiandrogens as a treatment for sexual
paraphilia.
[5]
On September 25, 2009
Poland passed legislation for forcible chemical castration of child molesters.
[25] This law came into effect on June 9, 2010 so in Poland "anyone guilty of raping a child under the age of 15 can now be forced to submit to chemical and psychological therapy to reduce sex drive at the end of a prison term".
[26]
On April 30, 2010 a man in the
United Kingdom found guilty of attempting to murder a 60-year-old woman in order to abduct and rape her two granddaughters, agreed to undergo chemical castration as part of the terms of his sentence.
[27]
[edit] Israel
In May 2009, two brothers from Haifa, convicted child molesters, agreed to undergo chemical castration to avoid committing further crimes.
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[edit] Australia
In 2010, a repeat child sex offender who had been subject to chemical castration inappropriately touched and kissed a young girl. He was found not guilty by a jury, which was not informed of the context of his previous offences.
[29]
[edit] Argentina
In March 2010
Mendoza, a
province in
Argentina, approved a new law which allows rapists to voluntarily undergo chemical castration therapy in return for reduced sentences.
[30]
[edit] New Zealand
In New Zealand the
antilibidinal drug cyproterone acetate is sold under the name
Androcur. In November 2000 convicted
paedophile Robert Jason Dittmer attacked a victim while on the drug. In 2009 a study into the effectiveness of the drug by Dr David Wales for the Corrections Department found that no research had been conducted in New Zealand into the effectiveness and such trials were
ethically and practically very difficult to carry out.[31]
[edit] South Korea
In July 2011, South Korea enacted a law allowing judges the power to sentence sex offenders who have attacked children under the age of 16 to chemical castration.
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