1.   A similar debate is ongoing in the United States, after Governor Pete Wilson of California last month made chemical castration a condition of parole for certain sex criminals.

2.   But many see chemical castration as a real breakthrough.

3.   But medical ethics expert Arthur Caplan, who predicted a court challenge if the bill becomes law, said some states have experimented with chemical castration programs.

4.   Chemical castration would be mandated after a second conviction.

5.   Chemical castration would be required on a second conviction.

6.   Coleman is taking a chemical castration drug as part of treatment he hopes will reduce his sentence.

7.   Evans chose chemical castration over surgical removal of his testicles.

8.   For prostate cancer, a significant minority of men who receive surgery or radiation become impotent, and hormonal therapy causes what is called chemical castration.

9.   In Bavaria, politicians have called for mandatory chemical castration.

10.   It requires chemical castration for paroled second-time offenders.