Alabama Governor Signs Bill Requiring 'Chemical Castration' for Some Sex Offenders

Alabama is continuing its ascension to the weirdest state in the country, coming in a close second to Florida, as the governor signed legislation Monday that would require some sex offenders to be chemically castrated before parole. Suggested Reading Suge Knight Claims Tupac’s Mother Made This Shocking Move in His Final Moments Spoilers: Black TikTok…

Alabama is continuing its ascension to the weirdest state in the country, coming in a close second to Florida, as the governor signed legislation Monday that would require some sex offenders to be chemically castrated before parole.

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According to the Associated Press, Gov. Kay Iveyโ€”the same governor that signed a near total abortion ban into lawโ€”has signed the bill, ordering that pedophiles convicted of certain crimes on children younger than 13 be injected with medication that blocks testosterone production, also known as chemical castration.

Under the new law, those offenders must receive the medication before they are paroled and continue taking the medication until a judge orders them to stop. Should the parolee stop taking the medication on his own, he could be sent back to jail.

AP notes that several states have the law on their books, but itโ€™s unclear how the law has, or if it hasย ever been, used. AL.com notes that the โ€œcastrationโ€ is reversible once the person stops taking the medication.

Some legal groups have balked at the idea of forced medication. AP notes that Republican Rep. Steve Hurst had proposed the measure for more than a decade.

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