Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Drugs in Sports

http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=28

In this article, columnist Alastair Endersby addresses various aspects of the debate concerning performance enhancing drugs in sports. This has been a debated subject for some time, as drugs in the sports atmosphere are not only dangerous, but perhaps create an unfair environment of competition. However, Endersby also addresses various pros to legalizing such performance enhancing drugs. He makes the case that by legislating the use of these drugs, doctors can make the competitive atmosphere safer and end up leveling the playing field more by providing everyone with the same channels for improved performance. Also, he points to the flaws of the current restrictions and how it is basically impossible to legislate morality. This column starts to build some serious questions concerning whether or not these otherwise considered dangerous drugs, actually have some practical benefits for the world of sports and the performances of adult athletes.

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