Protective Sexology Treatment

(Prague, Czech Republic) According to statistics from the Czech Justice Ministry, a small number of sex offenders are surgically castrated every year by the Czech School of Medical Sexology, renowned the world over for its protective sexology treatment.

The castrations are in accordance with the Czech Health Care Act and are performed "only with the patient's consent and after an extensive approval process." Slovakia is believed to be the only other European country razoring pervs.

Data indicate that less than five percent of castrated sex offenders commit additional sex crimes which is a substantial decrease from the 70 percent level calculated for men without treatment. The alternative to castration is long-term, maybe life-long, incarceration. And, there's the rub. Opponents question whether patients actually consent or are coerced.

The Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), which forms part of the Council of Europe's human rights directorate, published a report this month expressing its "serious reservations" concerning the use of surgical castration on some men convicted of serious sex crimes.

In the report, the CPT said that the voluntary nature of the castrations will be closely monitored and its level of concern may be elevated in the future.

If the procedure works and the men agree, why not?