Castration and human dignity: ‘Doctors are not agents of social control’

Last week, Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood told Parliament that the Independent Sentencing Review, “has recommended we continue a pilot of so-called medication to manage problematic sexual arousal”. She announced, “I will go further, with a national roll-out beginning in two regions, covering 20 prisons. I am exploring whether mandating the approach is possible. Of course,