Comment on The UK government is considering mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders – it’s an ethical and legal minefield

Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Djehngo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You stop the regimen of drugs and the primary effect ceases en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_castration

  I’m not arguing for the policy, I think violating someones bodily authority is inherently evil and should not be on the table even as a result of a criminal conviction.

  But I think our objections should follow the science, we should object to the harm caused to the (falsely)convicted while on the drugs rather than the permencance of the sentence.

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  • Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Fair point, however by your own source:

    although permanent effects in body chemistry can sometimes be seen, as in the case of bone density loss increasing with length of use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).

    In men… …side effects of some drugs may include depression, suicidal ideation, hot flashes, anemia, infertility, increase in body fat and higher risks of cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis.

    In women… …side effects include the deflation of breast glands, expansion of the size of the nipple and shrinking of bone mass.

    My original point was about wrongful conviction but fuck, even if the person is guilty, that is cruel and unusual punishment.

    State enforced depression and suicide ideation? No thanks. That’s Josef Mengele style shit, the Nazi SS Angel of Death

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    • Djehngo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Agreed

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