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'''Chemical castration'''' is the administration of medication designed to reduce libido and sexual activity. Unlike surgical castration, where the testicles or ovaries are removed through an incision in the body,<ref name=WashPost>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/04/AR2006070400960_pf.html "Can Castration Be a Solution for Sex Offenders?  Man Who Mutilated Himself in Jail Thinks So, but Debate on Its Effectiveness Continues in Va., Elsewhere"] by Candace Rondeaux for the Washington Post, July 5, 2006</ref> chemical castration does not actually castrate the person, nor is it a form of sterilization.<ref name=Social-Justice-1999>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3427/is_/ai_n28737308 "Chemical castration - breaking the cycle of paraphiliac recidivism"] Social Justice,  Spring, 1999  by Christopher Meisenkothen.</ref>
'''Chemical castration''' is the administration of medication designed to reduce libido and sexual activity. Unlike surgical castration, where the testicles or ovaries are removed through an incision in the body,<ref name=WashPost>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/04/AR2006070400960_pf.html "Can Castration Be a Solution for Sex Offenders?  Man Who Mutilated Himself in Jail Thinks So, but Debate on Its Effectiveness Continues in Va., Elsewhere"] by Candace Rondeaux for the Washington Post, July 5, 2006</ref> chemical castration does not actually castrate the person, nor is it a form of sterilization.<ref name=Social-Justice-1999>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3427/is_/ai_n28737308 "Chemical castration - breaking the cycle of paraphiliac recidivism"] Social Justice,  Spring, 1999  by Christopher Meisenkothen.</ref>


Chemical castration is generally considered reversible when treatment is discontinued, although permanent effects in body chemistry can sometimes be seen, as in the case of bone density loss increasing with length of use of [[Depo Provera]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pfizer.com/files/products/ppi_depo_provera_contraceptive.pdf|title=Patient Labeling|publisher=Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, Division of Pfifer}}</ref> Chemical castration has, with increasing frequency, been used as an instrument of punishment and public and/or judicial policy despite concerns over human rights and possible side effects.<ref name="aclufl">[http://www.aclufl.org/about/newsletters/1997/chem.cfm Chemical Castration: A Return to the Dark Ages] Florida, August 1997, [http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawreview/downloads/252/spalding.pdf PDF]</ref><ref name=JAAPL>[http://www.jaapl.org/cgi/reprint/31/4/502.pdf "Castration of Sex Offenders: Prisoners’ Rights Versus Public Safety"] Charles L. Scott, MD, and Trent Holmberg, MD</ref>
Chemical castration is generally considered reversible when treatment is discontinued, although permanent effects in body chemistry can sometimes be seen, as in the case of bone density loss increasing with length of use of [[Depo Provera]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pfizer.com/files/products/ppi_depo_provera_contraceptive.pdf|title=Patient Labeling|publisher=Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, Division of Pfifer}}</ref> Chemical castration has, with increasing frequency, been used as an instrument of punishment and public and/or judicial policy despite concerns over human rights and possible side effects.<ref name="aclufl">[http://www.aclufl.org/about/newsletters/1997/chem.cfm Chemical Castration: A Return to the Dark Ages] Florida, August 1997, [http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawreview/downloads/252/spalding.pdf PDF]</ref><ref name=JAAPL>[http://www.jaapl.org/cgi/reprint/31/4/502.pdf "Castration of Sex Offenders: Prisoners’ Rights Versus Public Safety"] Charles L. Scott, MD, and Trent Holmberg, MD</ref>

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Chemical castration is the administration of medication designed to reduce libido and sexual activity. Unlike surgical castration, where the testicles or ovaries are removed through an incision in the body,[1] chemical castration does not actually castrate the person, nor is it a form of sterilization.[2]

Chemical castration is generally considered reversible when treatment is discontinued, although permanent effects in body chemistry can sometimes be seen, as in the case of bone density loss increasing with length of use of Depo Provera.[3] Chemical castration has, with increasing frequency, been used as an instrument of punishment and public and/or judicial policy despite concerns over human rights and possible side effects.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Can Castration Be a Solution for Sex Offenders? Man Who Mutilated Himself in Jail Thinks So, but Debate on Its Effectiveness Continues in Va., Elsewhere" by Candace Rondeaux for the Washington Post, July 5, 2006
  2. ↑ "Chemical castration - breaking the cycle of paraphiliac recidivism" Social Justice, Spring, 1999 by Christopher Meisenkothen.
  3. ↑ Patient Labeling. Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, Division of Pfifer.
  4. ↑ Chemical Castration: A Return to the Dark Ages Florida, August 1997, PDF
  5. ↑ "Castration of Sex Offenders: Prisoners’ Rights Versus Public Safety" Charles L. Scott, MD, and Trent Holmberg, MD

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