OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
11:52 AM – Friday, September 20, 2024
The formation of a committee to create legislation on the use of androgen-blocking medications to treat violent sexual predators and pedophiles was approved by Italy’s members of parliament on Wednesday, marking a step toward the legalization of chemical castration in the country.
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In a vote approved by the lower house of the parliament in Rome, the parliament said that the treatment should be voluntary, reversible, and intended to minimize the likelihood of reoffending. It has obliged the government to form the appropriate committee.
The right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia…
