Italy moves towards legalising chemical castration for rapists, paedophiles

Italy moves towards legalising chemical castration for rapists, paedophiles

Italy has moved towards legalising chemical castration for rapists and paedophiles under a proposed new law. The parliament in Rome has given its approval to the creation of a committee that could draft laws on treating violent sex offenders with androgen-blocking drugs. As per reports, the treatment would be consensual and reversible with the aim of preventing reoffending.