A lawmaker on Tuesday shelved a proposal that would have allowed judges in Louisiana to order certain sex offenders undergo surgical castration. Senate Bill 252 would have authorized the procedure — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, is the author of a House bill seeking to chemically castrate child sex offenders. He is pictured ...

In the extensive catalogue of cruelty that humans have inflicted on others, castration surely occupies a special place, not least because permanent sterilization is the outcome. As in all other male ...