In life there are major arguments that contrast ethically, morally, and logically. Arguments where there really isn’t a clear and precise winner, but more of a standstill with both sides repeating the same exhausted theories and opinions over and over again. This is the case for performance-enhancing drugs in sports. While there is no distinct frontrunner for this argument as a whole, from a health and ethical perspective, illegal performance enhancing drugs should stay just that: illegal. This paper will describe the health issues of using dugs, the negative outcomes for the future of sports, and the moral reluctance for allowing preforming enhancing drugs to become legalized. Performance-enhancing drugs are described as fulfilling two of
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That if fans are going to pay hundreds of dollars to see an athletic competition, then fans deserve the right to see the very peek of human athleticism (Brand). That allowing drugs in athletics would make sports more competitive and attractive. In theory, that idea makes sense, seeing a man smashing a ball 800 feet compared to 400 or so has its appeal, but in actuality performance-enhancing drugs seems to defer fans from sports. In many studies and cases, fans interviewed have shown displeasure with performance-enhancing drugs (Feinberg). They see athletes who use drugs as cheaters and with low ethical standards. Fans have expressed interest in only how far athletes can push themselves naturally, not how much the drugs aid them in their achievements (Brand). Sports have their appeal because it is the best of the best competing, not how good of drugs that athlete is using. It seems like the main pushers towards legalizing drugs are people ignorant of the very harmful and dangerous health effect the athlete will be facing years down the road. Some fans and athletes forget about the future of the athlete after athletics, and performance enhancing drugs affects that negatively. The audience watching the sport is interested in athletic performance, not biochemistry (Feinberg). There is a connection and link of spirit of sports with the idea that accomplishments are from hard work, …show more content…
That they have the right, the freedom, to do as they please because their decisions only affect them (Kayser). That idea is flawed however. Even the legalization of performance-enhancing drugs would not reduce the restrictions on the athlete’s freedom, the control effort would remain the same, if not increased (Wiesing). There would still be a lack of choice the athlete has on deciding what is legal to put into their body. Others argue that natural born talent cause the sports to be ethically unfair but fairness applies to the structure of the games, not the participants (Brown). Athletes with natural born talents have the luck of genetics, not drugs, while athletes who use drugs have an advantage over other athletes who don’t. Drug using athletes tend to be stronger and faster, which can be dangerous for athletes not using drugs because they are at a lower physical level because they are honest and have higher morals (Sparks). As said before, athletes are driven to win; it is the sole purposes for competitions. So with drugs being illegal, athletes must sneak behind the rules and regulations put into place to protect them and resort to back alleys which shady dealers and even shadier drugs (Jones). Athletes using drugs are cheating, an ethical misconduct and moral delinquency. The idea is that athletes are in the lime-light and are in the public eye. Children
That if fans are going to pay hundreds of dollars to see an athletic competition, then fans deserve the right to see the very peek of human athleticism (Brand). That allowing drugs in athletics would make sports more competitive and attractive. In theory, that idea makes sense, seeing a man smashing a ball 800 feet compared to 400 or so has its appeal, but in actuality performance-enhancing drugs seems to defer fans from sports. In many studies and cases, fans interviewed have shown displeasure with performance-enhancing drugs (Feinberg). They see athletes who use drugs as cheaters and with low ethical standards. Fans have expressed interest in only how far athletes can push themselves naturally, not how much the drugs aid them in their achievements (Brand). Sports have their appeal because it is the best of the best competing, not how good of drugs that athlete is using. It seems like the main pushers towards legalizing drugs are people ignorant of the very harmful and dangerous health effect the athlete will be facing years down the road. Some fans and athletes forget about the future of the athlete after athletics, and performance enhancing drugs affects that negatively. The audience watching the sport is interested in athletic performance, not biochemistry (Feinberg). There is a connection and link of spirit of sports with the idea that accomplishments are from hard work, …show more content…
That they have the right, the freedom, to do as they please because their decisions only affect them (Kayser). That idea is flawed however. Even the legalization of performance-enhancing drugs would not reduce the restrictions on the athlete’s freedom, the control effort would remain the same, if not increased (Wiesing). There would still be a lack of choice the athlete has on deciding what is legal to put into their body. Others argue that natural born talent cause the sports to be ethically unfair but fairness applies to the structure of the games, not the participants (Brown). Athletes with natural born talents have the luck of genetics, not drugs, while athletes who use drugs have an advantage over other athletes who don’t. Drug using athletes tend to be stronger and faster, which can be dangerous for athletes not using drugs because they are at a lower physical level because they are honest and have higher morals (Sparks). As said before, athletes are driven to win; it is the sole purposes for competitions. So with drugs being illegal, athletes must sneak behind the rules and regulations put into place to protect them and resort to back alleys which shady dealers and even shadier drugs (Jones). Athletes using drugs are cheating, an ethical misconduct and moral delinquency. The idea is that athletes are in the lime-light and are in the public eye. Children