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Alabama orders 'chemical castration' of some child molesters
New law prompts legal concerns
Ala. Rep. Steve Hurst
In a Feb. 12, 2014, file photo, Rep. Steve Hurst, R-Munford, watches discussion on the house floor in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama lawmakers have approved legislation that would require certain sex offenders to be chemically castrated before being released on parole. The bill, sponsored by Hurst, would require sex offenders whose crimes involved children younger than 13 to receive the medication before being released from prison on parole. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/file)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Some Alabama sex offenders who abuse young children will have to undergo "chemical castration" while on parole, under a new law, but the requirement has prompted legal concerns and appears to be rarely used in some states that allow it.
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