Overview
- The initiative was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies’ Justice Committee for review and no legal change has been approved.
- The proposal covers convictions for rape, sexual abuse, pederasty, incest and child sex tourism.
- Israel Betanzos frames the measure as a non‑surgical, reversible hormonal treatment lasting six months to three years or more, administered exclusively by the Health Ministry and paired with psychological care.
- Cited data include more than 65,000 rape complaints in 2024 and INEGI figures showing concentrated victimization among children and adolescents, with high-incidence states including Estado de México, Chihuahua, Mexico City and Nuevo León.
- The draft would add new provisions to the Federal Penal Code and direct the Health Ministry to set medication guidelines within 120 days, with the proponent noting foreign examples where such treatments are used.