Question

Biomedical ethics / Chapter 18 Question is

What are some ethical arguments against medical enhancement ? Especially in sports.. think steroids use.

could you please make sure to be at least 11 To 13 sentence

Answer 1

our society, already obsessed with physical appearance and sporting success has become inundated with reports of the effects and misuse of drugs that enhance athletic performance. these substance have tarnished the health, reputation, and records of many world class athletes. unfortunately the biologic effects of many drugs have led to their use by recreational athletes and school age competitors. one of the most rapidly growing markets for anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS).

The cardiac toxicities of AAS, stimulant and other performance enhancing drugs are well known and include sudden death, thromboembolic phenomena, cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias. these drugs have been also been implicated in stroke, seizures, and such adverse psychiatric conditions an anxiety, mood changes, and autonomic hyperactivity.

AAS have unique adverse outcome in adolescents because they accelerate bone epiphysis maturation, leading ultimately, to reduced matured height. the overdevelopment of muscle strength cause serious injury to ligaments, bone and cartilage that have not experienced equivalent growth.

since doping and other forms of cheating have been present throughout the recorded history of sport, it is clear that prohibition is ineffective without systematic detection procedures and enforcement of sanctions. improvement in drug testing have revolutionized anti doping initiatives and appear to be reducing the use of drugs.at least among elite international competitors.