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Castration : Ouch ! - ketchim - 02-23-2012 Europe's top human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, has urged Germany : to end the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders.... :lipsrsealed: Re: Castration : Ouch ! - ketchim - 02-23-2012 In Germany no more than five sex offenders a year have been opting for castration, hoping it will lower their sex drives and reduce their jail term.  ::redface:: Re: Castration : Ouch ! - ketchim - 02-23-2012 " Surgical castration is a mutilating, irreversible intervention and cannot be considered as a medical necessity in the context of the treatment of sexual offenders "  :: Re: Castration : Ouch ! - ketchim - 02-23-2012 [li] The physical effects are irreversible and may have serious physical and mental consequences .[/li] [li] Surgical castration does not conform to recognised international standards and is not mentioned in guidelines drawn up by the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders .[/li]     There is no guarantee of a lasting reduction in the sex offender's testosterone level [li] It is "questionable" whether consent to surgical castration "will always be truly free and informed".[/li]