Alabama Gov. signs law requiring chemical castration for some sex offender parolees
Alabama’s governor signed into law legislation that requires some sexual offenders to be chemically castrated before being released on parole.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill Monday, which applies to sex offenders convicted of crimes involving children under 13 and who are eligible for parole.
Chemical castration involves taking medication to reduce testosterone, hormones and other chemicals that drive libido, the bill says. The parolees are required to start the treatment a month before they leave prison and continue treatment until the court determines it is no longer necessary.
This law differs in that parolees are required to pay for the cost of the treatment, but they cannot be denied parole if they are not able to pay.
The Alabama Civil Liberties Union pushed back against the legislation, saying that mandating chemical castration could violate the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth amendment, which forbids the use of cruel and unusual punishment.
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This is horrifying. Government is playing God.
I am a female. I am a registered citizen for life (Florida 🙁 )
One month after being arrested, while sitting in jail awaiting court/sentencing, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer, a very aggressive form no less. I have no history of any cancer in my family, nor any propensity. My DNA test indicated my children have 0 propensity. There was no explanation for it. However, due to my diagnoses, I lost both breasts to a double mastectomy. I then found a tumor in my uterus and had a complete hysterectomy and oopherectomy (ovaries). Point her…leave it to God. Politicians….SMH!! Too bad they are all bundled into this same SMH category. There are the very select few who don’t belong.
Yes what are they going to do when the accused is a woman ? If that punishment can’t be used than wouldn’t it be showing gender favoritism? It’s laws like this that will enable this to be forced to be taken up by the SCOTUS.
Sickness