Ethical Argument Doping ControlEthical Argument Doping Control

1.1. Ethical Implications of Ethical Implications of Doping Control.Doping Control.

2.2. The legal implication of The legal implication of prohibition.prohibition.

3.3. Enforcement- Loss of civil Enforcement- Loss of civil rights.rights.

4.4. Free will or Autonomy.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

Part one: ethics and doping

Because drugs enhance performance

Do they?

Anyway, so what?

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

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?

Part one: ethics and doping

Because drugs are unnatural

But approved drugs are as unnatural as prohibited one.

Anyway, what does “unnatural” mean here?

Part one: ethics and doping

Because they are harmful

Are they?

But even if they are, so what?

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?

Part one: ethics and doping

Because they are harmful

Are they?

But even if they are, so what?

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.

Implication of a ban: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?

Implications of a ban: Paternalism

Why should we think that we can interfere in athlete’s decisions?

1. One suggestion: in order to prevent harm to the athlete.

2. Another: to prevent harm to others who might be coerced to imitate.

Implication of a ban: Implication of a ban: Infringement of personal rights

Any ban would require enforcement.

Another rights issue involves the invasion of privacy.

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