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Chemical castration for pedophiles?

March 7, 2012
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According to this BBC news article, Moldova’s parliament has just voted to make chemical castration compulsory for those convicted of sexually abusing children under the age of 15 as well as for the perpetrators of certain cases of adult rape. The law was passed in part because Moldova has become  an international sex tourist destination and has experienced an increase in the number of cases of pedophilia. This is clearly a controversial law. While pedophiles and rapists certainly violate the rights of their victims, does that justify stripping them of their right to their own physical integrity? Amnesty International has…

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