• Surgical castration is bilateral orchiectomy (excision of both testicles), while chemical castration uses pharmaceutical drugs to deactivate the testes. (cloudfront.net)
  • Either surgical removal of both testicles or chemical castration may be carried out in the case of prostate cancer . (cloudfront.net)
  • [3] Testosterone -depletion treatment (either surgical removal of both testicles or chemical castration ) is used to slow down the cancer, greatly reduce sex drive or interest in those with sexual drives, obsessions, or behaviors, or any combination of those that may be considered deviant. (cloudfront.net)
  • Balázs Ander, representing the right-wing Jobbik party, voiced his support for the anti-pedophilia bill and suggested the legislation of chemical castration for such individuals as well. (hungarytoday.hu)
  • The Ethics of Compulsory Chemical Castration: Is Non-Consensual Treatment Ever Permissible? (ox.ac.uk)
  • Tory Grant, the justice minister for New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, has announced the establishment of a task force to investigate the potential for the increased use of anti-libidinal treatments (otherwise known as chemical castration) in the criminal justice system. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Currently, in New South Wales offenders can volunteer for this treatment, whilst courts in Victoria and Western Australia have the discretion to impose chemical castration as a condition of early release. (ox.ac.uk)
  • However, Grant's task force has been established to consider giving judges the power to impose compulsory chemical castration as a sentencing option. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Notably though, New South Wales would not be the first jurisdiction to implement compulsory chemical castration in the criminal justice system. (ox.ac.uk)
  • For instance, Florida and Poland also permit compulsory chemical castration of sex offenders. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The use of chemical castration is in the criminal justice system is highly controversial. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Although Grant supports his establishment of the task force by pointing out that 17 per cent of child sex offenders are likely to commit further offences within two years, many have raised concerns about the limited effectiveness of chemical castration in preventing recidivism amongst violent sexual offenders. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Another concern that has been voiced following the announcement of Grant's task force pertains to the side effects of chemical castration. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Furthermore, since chemical castration reduces the subject's ability to procreate, human rights groups have claimed that compulsory chemical castration amounts to 'cruel and unusual punishment' of the sort that is ruled out by the eighth amendment of the US constitution. (ox.ac.uk)
  • However, arguably the most salient ethical concern with permitting the imposition of compulsory chemical castration in the criminal justice system pertains to considerations of autonomy. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Moreover, since the length of the offender's sentence is not contingent upon their undergoing chemical castration, there are few concerns about undue influence undermining the validity of the offender's consent under the current system. (ox.ac.uk)
  • whilst chemical castration may ostensibly only be carried out on an offender if they provide valid consent in these jurisdictions, many have criticised this sort of policy on the basis that making an offender's release contingent on their undergoing a medical intervention represents undue influence on their decision to undergo the treatment of the sort that undermines the validity of their consent. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Whether or not we believe that offenders can validly consent to chemical castration in this context is an interesting theoretical question, but it is one that need not concern us here. (ox.ac.uk)
  • [2] However, it serves as an interesting comparison to the prospect of imposing compulsory chemical castration. (ox.ac.uk)
  • This cross-cultural examination of the eunuch gods examines the meaning associated with divine emasculation in Egypt, Asia Minor, Greece, the Roman Empire, India, and northern Europe to the degree that these meanings can be read from the wording of myths, early accounts, and the castration cults for some of these gods. (ciis.edu)
  • Castration cults associated with some of these gods-and other gods whose sexuality was ambiguous, such as Jesus-some of them existing up to the present day, illuminate the spiritual powers associated with castration for gods and mortals. (ciis.edu)
  • Castration also figured in a number of religious castration cults. (cloudfront.net)
  • Gallienus of Constantinople, a scarred soldier who used to work the city gates, enters a new phase of his life when he meets and falls in love with Misahuen of Gyeongju. (kfieldingwrites.com)
  • The first recorded practice of castration to intentionally produce eunuchs dates as far back as 2,000BC - more than 4,000 years ago - in the ancient city of Lagash - located in what would now be modern day Iraq. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • Voluntary castration has existed as a religious practice up to the present day, openly in India and secretively in other parts of the world. (ciis.edu)
  • So we wind up with a justice system and an ideal of punishment that has more to do with the feelings of society than with altering behavior (punishment in the behavioral sense) or any recognizable definition of justice. (blogspot.com)
  • This is highly unethical and retraumatizing behavior that should have cast more doubt on his work. (gettherapybirmingham.com)
  • Simultaneously the stare gives off a definite erotic fascination, which is developed in the context of the role of a working-class vamp. (ejumpcut.org)
  • Moreover, within an exploitative context reinforced by gender, social and work relations, one can also figure out how atrocities might be linked with dire exploitative methods- just because of the fear or of the mimicking or the replication of systems letting SAAC unaddressed. (inthenameofhumanrights.com)
  • Mörder takes place in antiquity, and sexuality is represented as archetypal battle of the sexes-the punishment is meted through branding with fire and the violence begets an apotheosis of catastrophe. (americansymphony.org)
  • I happen to admire Keillor's substantial body of work in print and radio, and the public persona he presented, which portrayed a lot of what was honorable, intelligent, charming, and funny in our national character, something we need to be reminded of in this new era of pervasive racketeering, affronts to the first amendment, ubiquitous porno-culture, and Deep State mischief. (worldnewstrust.com)
  • The Bishops will no doubt take comfort in the Canadian belief that punishment is not the proper response to sexual abuse. (podles.org)
  • or the worship of celibacy to give the slaves nothing to do other than work for their master. (britney-spears-magazine.com)
  • It was also during this period that wives of slaves were raped, women were forced to work alongside their slave husbands in sugar plantations, and children left home alone for a very long time. (order-essays.com)
  • The paper focuses on the slave resistance, rape of wives of slaves, condition of slaves' children, the experience of slaves in plantations, the overall living conditions from housing to food provisions, as well as the punishment that was meted out for trying to run away from masters. (order-essays.com)
  • With cotton gin being discovered, there emerged plantations of cotton in Louisiana where slaves were captured and forced to work. (order-essays.com)
  • There was also the Louisiana Purchase that prompted allocation of big tracts of land to influential words who had the capacity to buy slaves to work in those farms. (order-essays.com)
  • The image of slavery was presented through large sugar and cotton plantations where hundreds of slaves worked. (order-essays.com)
  • The whites, who did not have ownership of slaves, were supportive of the slavery practices by the slave owners, even though they did not benefit directly from the work of slaves. (order-essays.com)
  • Organized with AMAL , an NGO working on gender rights in Pakistan, the actresses added information about local incidents of violence against women and honor killings. (riazhaq.com)
  • The term castration is sometimes also used to refer to the removal of the ovaries in the female, otherwise known as an oophorectomy , or the removal of internal testes, otherwise known as gonadectomy. (cloudfront.net)
  • Sima Qian committed suicide rather than undergo castration, which would have made him an outcast in Chinese society. (sonofchina.com)
  • He continued to serve as a court historian, but his castration made him ineligible for higher office. (sonofchina.com)
  • In this essay, I apply the male and female gaze to Carter's collection, which are perspectives I believe previous research on Carter's works has overlooked. (lu.se)
  • I agree, but would like to suggest an additional dimension to the analysis of female agency and empowerment in Carter's The Bloody Chamber by using Mulvey's theory of the male gaze and Soloway's definition of the female gaze , which are perspectives I believe previous research on specifically Carter's works has overlooked. (lu.se)
  • They have also historically served religious roles and in some cultures engaged in espionage and clandestine work. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • For those who aren't explicitly progressive in their political or religious beliefs, the Walt Disney Company is becoming a more difficult place to work. (capitolhilltimes.com)
  • Castration was frequently used for religious or social reasons in certain cultures in Europe, South Asia, Africa, and East Asia. (cloudfront.net)
  • In China, castration was also considered one of the five great punishments, and a means of gaining employment in the Imperial service. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • His work was the first comprehensive history of China, and it included accounts of myths and legends that were significant to the ancient Chinese. (sonofchina.com)
  • In addition, he spent a great deal of time travelling throughout China in search of material for his historical works. (sonofchina.com)
  • Yet Fennell offers us a few clues early on that Ryan plays by similar seduction rules-when Cassie gives him a fake number the first time they meet, he returns to the coffee shop where she works to convince her to go out with him, joking that they have a "safe word," so she can leave lunch anytime. (msmagazine.com)
  • Set on the Isle of Wight and drawing on the queer migrant experience, the latest novel by Waidner exuberantly collides experimental literary aesthetics (think B.S Johnson) with contemporary working-class cultures and attitudes… explored through the symbolism of a pair of Reebok Classics! (southlondongallery.org)
  • The PC movement, with its branches in the media, on campus, and professional politics, is out for coercion and punishment by any means necessary. (worldnewstrust.com)
  • There is still much work to be done to uncover queer narratives from WWII's shadows and to add them into our history books. (messynessychic.com)
  • His legacy lives on, and his works continue to serve as a go-to resource for learning about China's past and present culture and history. (sonofchina.com)
  • Involuntary castration appears in the history of warfare, sometimes used by one side to torture or demoralize their enemies. (cloudfront.net)
  • I'm working through the proofs for The Bloody History of Britain, which will be published by The History Press in September. (geoffholder.com)
  • Though castration began to phase out in many parts of the world through the Medieval period, it was still practised officially in the Ottoman empire, even up until the 20th century. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • Aside from his genealogical work, he also penned biographies of notable figures and accounts of historical events. (sonofchina.com)
  • The final point will be on how the work put in place are in turn helping curbing the progression of this scourge or how they result in defeat. (inthenameofhumanrights.com)
  • For his part in the case of Li Ling, a general who had been captured by the Xiongnu and forced to serve them for several years, he had been sentenced to castration as punishment. (sonofchina.com)
  • Disney loves to say they are allies to LGBTQIA+/BLM communities, but it only works for them when this is the case. (capitolhilltimes.com)
  • The method du jour in the case of Garrison Keilor, so far, is career and reputational castration. (worldnewstrust.com)
  • The difficulties he faced did not stop Sima Qian from writing and publishing significant historical works, such as the Records of the Grand Historian. (sonofchina.com)
  • This article delves into Sima Qian's biography and works. (sonofchina.com)
  • Our News, Politics and Culture teams invest time and care working on hard-hitting investigations and researched analyses, along with quick but robust daily takes. (huffpost.com)
  • Arondeus and the others in the resistance movement realised the records office would have to be destroyed or all their work would be in vain. (messynessychic.com)
  • The American sits in his office with his coat off and works. (blogspot.com)
  • Alongside the beautiful first monograph of the Russian-Ghanian photographer - Liz Johnson Artur (£38) - which offers a substantial retrospective overview of 30 years of work, we have an extensive range of books across literature, theory and criticism, and of course photography that complement the exhibition. (southlondongallery.org)
  • So, it was natural for me to work on this state of metamorphosis when I started thinking about this story. (extraextramagazine.com)
  • I also love artichokes, which he used to steam and then we'd dip the soft parts into a vinaigrette and eat them, working our way into the center of the artichoke. (kfieldingwrites.com)
  • At the same time, it is through the inclusion of this work that the triptych attains a thematic closed cycle about sexuality, repression and punishment. (americansymphony.org)
  • In addition to running this blog, I also work on a few other projects during my spare time. (blogspot.com)
  • The Forward recently published a shocking exposé describing a decades-long cover-up by the YU administration of rabbinical misconduct by two rabbis (both of them now living and working in Israel). (naomiragen.com)
  • Israel is 42% Ashkenazi, a proportion that works out to more than three and a half million. (blogspot.com)
  • Arondeus struggled to find work and accommodation and lived a life of an impoverished artist. (messynessychic.com)
  • In the end, I want to inspire them to show they can achieve the American Dream if they just work hard in school and life by showing examples from the past. (yale.edu)
  • Legend has it that in his final moments before taking his own life, he completed the Records of the Grand Historian, ensuring that his life's work would be archived for posterity. (sonofchina.com)
  • The breakthrough work of this expressionism was Oskar Kokoschka's 1909 play Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen [ Murderer, Hope of Women ], a barely comprehensible archetypal plot in which the battle of the sexes was portrayed in the manner of the adventurous-abstruse theories of Otto Weininker. (americansymphony.org)
  • While they were previously banned from working in healthcare and education, convicted pedophiles will now also be barred from occupations involving sports, entertainment, and leisurely activities which may put them near children. (hungarytoday.hu)