Controversial law to surgically castrate child sex offenders in Louisiana could soon be reality
Controversial law to surgically castrate child sex offenders in Louisiana could soon be reality
All it needs is a governor's signature: A proposed bill in Louisiana intended to surgically castrate people 17 and older who are convicted of aggravated assault of a child under 13 could become law.
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Why not Chemical Castration? The state's ability to decide who is and is not an offender aside, surgical castration seems pointless and ineffective.
Surgical castration is quite effective. It removes the ovaries/testes which produce testosterone/estrogen. Problem is, from that point on, you probably need to take supplements, because I'm no doctor but I think you need those hormones for proper bone density control, etc.
I have a genetic condition that severely limits testosterone production. Didn't find out until I was almost 40, my health hasn't been terrible. Mental health is a different story.
I've spent the majority of my life "castrated" and it hasn't been all that bad, that being said I still had urges even with pretty much zero testosterone so I question whether it will do anything to prevent abuse.
I used to think so, too, but it turns out castrated monks and other animals have a lot of data implying they live even longer. I still think Chemical Castration would be better, though.
Living longer doesn't necessarily mean that your bones are healthy. Osteoporosis is much more likely without adequate sex hormone production.