One of the common debates in the sports industry is whether performance drugs should be banned from athletics. The common argument is that pills should be prevented because they are dangerous and harmful to the athletes. Basing this argument of several ethical theories, the argument drugs should be forbidden in sports may or may not be justified. This paper will use several ethical theories as the bases of the pro and con arguments and conclude with a reason for supporting either a pro or a con argument.
Performance enhancing drugs should be banned in athletics because fairness in sports is what most people want. According to the virtue ethics which states that character is what matters most and acting in the right manner requires demonstration of the right virtues, then all the athletes who are using energy enhancers should stop the practice and focus on acting in the right way. The sport manager should also focus on this theory for the best judgment and ban all drugs since
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In the sports industry what matters most are the skills, training and the hard work not the results of a creative drug designer who has best drug for enhancing energy. Additionally, care ethics requires an individual or individuals to act rightfully by focusing on the relationship which implies that strengthening and building a strong relationship. The relationship between athletes in a tournament should be build on the basis of the care ethics where the relationship between the team members from one group and another should be strong. When one group uses energy enhancers and wins a competition and the opposing team have the knowledge that the winner used a drug, the competition will be biased and unfair to the straight team, and this will kill the relationship between the