Tolerance.ro: Republic of Moldova introduces chemical castration for paedophiles

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova voted to make chemical castration compulsory for those convicted of violently abusing children under 15. The new law states that both citizens of the Republic of Moldova and foreigners convicted of violent paedophile offences will be chemically castrated. Also, rapists will face castration, to be decided on a case by case basis BBC reports.

Valeriu Munteanu the MP of the Liberal Party steered the bill through parliament. He said that there had been 15 cases in recent years of violent paedophiles reoffending in Republic of Moldova.

Chemical castration involves a man taking hormones which suppress the production of testosterone for three months, leading to a decreased sex drive. Poland introduced mandatory chemical castration for some sex offenders in 2009, and Russia has also recently introduced similar legislation. The new law of the Republic of Moldova will come into force on 1 July.

Source: http://tolerance.ro/portal/children/republic-of-moldova-introduces-chemical-castration-for-paedophiles/