Earlier this week, the state legislature of Louisiana they passed a new bill you can see it up in your

screen which will approve surgical castration as a punishment option for those who are

found guilty of sex crimes against kids.

Specifically, quote,

Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against

young children under legislation approved on Monday.

Now it is worth noting that there are a number of states across the country like California, Florida

as well as Texas that already have chemical castration as a potential punishment for crimes against children.

Now in some of these states the criminal in question can opt for a surgical castration if that's what they prefer instead of a chemical castration.

However, if and when this new bill in Louisiana gets signed by the governor, it'll

make Louisiana the first state where the judges are allowed to impose surgical

castration on a convicted criminal.

Now interestingly, for the past 16 years, Louisiana has been one of those states that have

allowed for chemical castration.

Quote, for more than 16 years, judges in Louisiana have been allowed to order those

convicted of such crimes to receive chemical castration though that

punishment is rarely issued Louisiana's current chemical castration law

has been in place since 2008,

but officials said that from 2010 to 2019,

they could only find one or two cases where it was used,

meaning that it's an option that is not frequently invoked.

And just for your reference, at this very moment in the state of Louisiana, quote,

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