In South Korea, chemical castration for repeat sexual offenders is now legal.
MUMBAI: In South Korea, chemical castration for repeat sexual offenders is now legal. Chemical castration does not involve removal of sexual organs but the suppression of the man’s sex drive by injecting him with drugs over a long period of time. In countries such as the Czech Republic and Germany, surgical castration is an option as well. However, the result of chemical castration is mixed in that it is believed that the effects wear off once the regimen of injections is stopped.
Manav Dhare
Published in The Express Tribune, January 2nd, 2013.
