Indonesia’s President says the country could “wipe out” paedophilia with its new policy of chemical castration. Indonesia passed controversial laws earlier this month authorising chemical castration for paedophiles. The laws were subject to fierce debate in parliament. Chemical castration is the use of drugs to reduce sex drive and libido, without sterilisation or removing organs. The President says while Indonesia respects human rights there will be “no compromise” when it comes to punishing such sexual crimes. The Indonesian Doctors Association says its members should not be involved as the procedure would violate medical ethics. The chairman of the medical ethics committee at the Indonesian Doctors Association, told doctors across Indonesia is that as long as they are doctor, they cannot do it, even if the government says it is to punish a rapist. This he says is because the doctors have to uphold medical ethics. When you become a doctor, you have to swear that you won’t do anything harmful to any human being.
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