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Ethical Argument Doping Control

Ethical Argument Doping Control. Ethical Implications of Doping Control. The legal implication of prohibition. Enforcement- Loss of civil rights. Free will or Autonomy. Why should we ban doping? If doping is wrong, WHY is it wrong? Here are some possible answers:. Part One: Ethics and doping.

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Ethical Argument Doping Control

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  1. Ethical Argument Doping Control • Ethical Implications of Doping Control. • The legal implication of prohibition. • Enforcement- Loss of civil rights. • Free will or Autonomy.

  2. Why should we ban doping?If doping is wrong, WHY is it wrong?Here are some possible answers: Part One: Ethics and doping

  3. Part one: ethics and doping • Because drugs enhance performance • Do they? • Anyway, so what?

  4. Part one: ethics and doping Because their use forces others to use them • No, it doesn’t! • But, even if it does, so do intensive training levels

  5. Part one: ethics and doping • Because (some) drugs allow athletes to train harder • But if they do, so what? • Anyway, what’s wrong with taking steps to train harder?

  6. Part one: ethics and doping Because drugs are unnatural • But approved drugs are as unnatural as prohibited one. • Anyway, what does “unnatural” mean here?

  7. Part one: ethics and doping Because they are harmful • Are they? • But even if they are, so what?

  8. Part one: ethics and doping • Because they are illegal • Is this true? (some would like sport doping to be made • unlawful) • But, even if they are, is it the illegality of the drug which • makes it wrong to use it?

  9. Part one: ethics and doping • Because they are harmful • Are they? • But even if they are, so what?

  10. Part two: Implications of a ban. • It is one thing that something is wrong and quite another to argue that it should be banned. • Another approach is to ask: not what is wrong with doping, but rather: what are the dangers of introducing a ban.

  11. Implication of a ban: Loss of medical benefits (therapy versus enhancement) • What is the position if a person has a genuine medical reason for employing a particular drug, but it contravenes some rule? • Cases of mistake • What is a genuine medical benefit? • Even given a genuine medical reason for use of the drug, does it • Legitimate its use in sport?

  12. Implications of a ban: Paternalism • Why should we think that we can interfere in athlete’s decisions? • One suggestion: in order to prevent harm to the athlete. • Another: to prevent harm to others who might be coerced to imitate.

  13. Implication of a ban: Infringement of personal rights • Any ban would require enforcement. • Another rights issue involves the invasion of privacy.

  14. Thank you • Those are some of the issues to think about when you write your papers.

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