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• n  neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
• n  surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
  bilateral castration results in sterilization
• n  the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

• A European human rights body hits the Czech Republic for its continued use of surgical castration.
• HERS compares the procedure to castration and says its many adverse health effects far outweigh any benefits.
• Doctors are far from convinced that castration is any good as a treatment for sex offenders.

• emasculation
• expurgation

News & Articles

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• J&J To Buy Privately-held Aragon Pharma For Up To $1 Bln
  Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson said Monday that it has agreed to acquire Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held company focused on drugs to treat hormonally-driven cancers, in a deal for up to $1 billion. The acquisition includes Aragon's lead product candidate, currently in mid-stage development for castration resistant prostate cancer or CRPC.
  June 17, 2013 - RTT News

Quotes

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• Roberto Calderoli in Expatica Germany
  In some cases, I don't believe that rehabilitation is possible,Roberto Calderoli, minister for legislative simplification in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's cabinet, told the daily La Stampa. "I think that chemical castration may be...
• Katie Couric in renewamerica.us
  In a 1997 interview of Nicole Contos, the jilted bride of Tasos Michael, Couric asked, "Have you considered castration as an option?"
• Francois Fillon in guardian.co.uk
  Chemical castration exists today, it just depends on an agreement by the person concerned,Fillon said. "We have to look at how, as part of surveillance and control measures after someone leaves prison, we might make this more restrictive,...