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Is there a moral obligation upon pedophiles to voluntarily opt for castration?
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March 15, 2011

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Thomas Pogge
March 19, 2011 (changed March 19, 2011) Permalink

There is a more general moral duty to do all one can reasonably do to ensure that one will not harm children. This duty might trigger the moral obligation you contemplate in special circumstances. But I would think that most persons disposed toward pedophilia will have other options that would reliably achieve the same objective.

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