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Pa. Reps Propose Bill for Castration of Child Predators
Three Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers seek court-ordered chemical or surgical castration to reduce repeat offenses among child sex offenders, citing long-term victim harm and citing laws in other states.
- A Jan. 29 memo by Pennsylvania Republican state representatives urges legalizing court‑mandated chemical or surgical castration for convicted child sex offenders.
- Citing survivors' long‑term harm, the memo said `there is no known cure for pedophilia`, prompting lawmakers to argue `permanently prevent` predators through castration measures.
- Hormonal manipulation has been in practice for about 30 years, with California first using castration as a parole condition in 1996 and Louisiana allowing judge‑ordered surgical castration for aggravated child sex crimes.
- The proposal has not advanced beyond the memo stage, and if enacted, it would target convicted child sex offenders and shape legal and medical precedents in Pennsylvania courts.
- In other states, castration laws vary, with some allowing judge‑ordered procedures; a bill for surgical castration is stalling in the Iowa House.
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