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Louisiana is the first state in the U.S. that will allow surgical castration of anyone convicted of child sex crimes.

If someone is convicted of a sexual offense against a child under 13, including possession of pornography involving juveniles, a judge can order that their testicles or ovaries are removed by surgery, an irreversible procedure. This would happen after a person’s release from jail – although who would voluntarily report for this after they were freed? If they fail to show up, they could be sentenced to an additional three to five years in prison.

This makes Louisiana the fourth place in the world that allows this, in addition to the Czech Republic, Nigeria and Madagascar.

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