NARSOL totally opposes forced chemical amd physical castration for those who have committed sexual crime.
The positive benefits are far below what might conceivable justify its usage, and the negative effects are medically serious. (1)
The vast majority of the population on whom it is forced, through more acceptable forms of therapy and self-motivation, will not reoffend sexually. (2)
The moral and constitutional objections are universal and compelling. (3)
As with the registry and all restrictions that target persons convicted of a sexual offense, the procedure would not result in any significant reduction in future offenses. Most future child molesters are not those already convicted, but rather family members and other trusted individuals who may never even enter the criminal justice system.(4)
As abhorrent as non-consensual chemical castration is, forced physical castration goes many steps beyond. Physical castration cannot be undone if it is later discovered that individuals are, after all, not guilty of the crimes for which they were convicted, sentenced, and surgically maimed at the hands of the state.