Chemical castration for sex offenders? Singapore says it is open to idea if proven effective

Singapore is open to considering chemical castration for sex offenders if there is clear evidence that the treatment can reduce crime and reoffending, Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said. However, he stressed that existing evidence on its effectiveness remains inconclusive.

New Delhi: Singapore is open to considering ‘chemical castration for sex offenders’ if there is clear evidence that the treatment can help reduce crime, Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said, even as he acknowledged that evidence on its effectiveness remains inconclusive.

Shanmugam made the comments in a written parliamentary reply on September 8 in response to a question from Workers’ Party MP Gerald Giam on whether Singapore would review penalties for major sexual offences against children and young people.

Giam had also asked whether the government had considered pharmacological anti-androgen treatments, commonly known as chemical castration, and a sex........

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