In a controversial decision, sexual offenders in Thailand may soon be able to opt for chemical castration in exchange for reduced prison sentences.
Within the new bill (which was approved by the Thai Senate on Monday), chemical castration will be offered to repeat sexual offenders in an effort to reduce testosterone levels and overall sex drive.
The hope is that this process will prevent individuals who have committed sexual crimes from reoffending.
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A convicted person would have to give consent and be evaluated by a psychiatric specialist and an internal medicine specialist in order to be chemically castrated.
According to Reuters, the bill is currently waiting to be reaffirmed in the Thai legislature’s lower house, then it will require royal endorsement. Afterward, it will officially…
