Chemical castration is voluntary in Germany, France, Sweden, and Denmark, and some sex offenders actively seek it out.
This procedure is increasingly tied to prisoner health insurance policies, state-sponsored psychiatric care, and international models for recidivism prevention.
The process includes taking two drugs—one to limit sexual thoughts and the other to reduce testosterone and limit libido. These treatments require ongoing diagnostics,
lab monitoring, and access to specialist OB-GYN or endocrinology care, some of which may fall under maternity insurance protections when reproductive systems are medically altered.
Global Moves Toward Chemical Castration
It has also been proposed by countries including Cyprus, as an alternative to serving life sentences—thereby cutting down long-term public healthcare expenditures, legal oversight costs, and state-funded psychiatric therapy bills.
