So far 11 men have put themselves forward for the pioneering project, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Those receiving the treatment, which has been dubbed “chemical castration”, include prison inmates and offenders who have been released from custody and are living in the community.
They are being given Prozac, which reduces their sex drive, or other categories of drugs known as anti-androgens.
Ministers are now being asked to set up a national clinic dedicated to handing out the medication to paedophiles and rapists who volunteer for the treatment.
The current project, which is being overseen by Professor Don Grubin, a forensic psychiatrist at Newcastle University's Institute of Neuroscience, could be the first step towards wider use of the technique.
However, experts have warned that it could prove impractical to impose the medication on sex offenders in a compulsory programme.
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It is very interesting to see that Prozac is one of the most widely used drugs in chemical castration. I wonder what percentage of the poulation at large have been prescribed and are on Prozac for depression.
Eugenics by another method!!
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