The Thai Senate on Monday approved a bill that would allow recidivist sex offenders to choose chemical castration in exchange for a reduction in their prison terms.
The bill, which the House of Representatives first passed in February, was approved by the Senate with two abstentions, but it has not yet been enacted.
The draft will be returned to the House of Representatives before it can be submitted for royal endorsement, Bangkok Post reported.
Under the bill, sex offenders deemed at risk of reoffending can get injections of drugs that will reduce their testosterone levels in exchange for shorter jail sentences. But they would need approval from at least two physicians….