Beyond Suppressing Testosterone: A Categorical System to Achieve a "Level Playing Field" in Sport.

IF 17 1区 哲学 Q1 ETHICS American Journal of Bioethics Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-12 DOI:10.1080/15265161.2023.2232750
Katerina Jennings, Esther Braun
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Regulations implemented by World Athletics (WA) require female athletes with differences of sexual development to suppress their blood testosterone levels in order to participate in certain women's sporting competitions. These regulations have been justified by reference to fairness. In this paper, we reconstruct WA's understanding of fairness, which requires a "level playing field" where no athlete should have a significant performance advantage based on factors other than talent, dedication, and hard work over an average athlete in their category. We demonstrate that by placing regulations only on testosterone levels, while ignoring physical as well as socioeconomic advantages, WA consistently fails to meet its own definition of fairness. We then discuss several ways in which this definition could be met. Our analysis shows that a categorical system, in which athletes are divided into categories based on properties leading to significant performance advantages, is best suited for meeting WA's definition of fairness.

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超越抑制睾酮:在体育运动中实现 "公平竞争 "的分类系统。
世界田径协会(WA)实施的条例规定,性发育有差异的女运动员必须抑制血液中的睾酮水 平,才能参加某些女子体育比赛。这些规定的理由是公平。在本文中,我们重构了西澳大利亚州对公平性的理解,即要求 "公平竞争",任何运动员都不应基 于天赋、献身精神和努力工作以外的因素,比同类别的普通运动员在成绩上占有明显优势。我们证明,西澳大利亚州只对睾酮水平做出规定,而忽视了身体和社会经济优势,因此始终无法满足其自身对公平的定义。然后,我们讨论了几种符合这一定义的方法。我们的分析表明,分类制度最适合满足西澳大利亚州对公平的定义,在这一制度中,运动员被划分为不同的类别,其依据是运动员具有显著的成绩优势。
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American Journal of Bioethics
American Journal of Bioethics 社会科学-科学史与科学哲学
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12.30
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26.90%
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250
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6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: The American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB) is a renowned global publication focused on bioethics. It tackles pressing ethical challenges in the realm of health sciences. With a commitment to the original vision of bioethics, AJOB explores the social consequences of advancements in biomedicine. It sparks meaningful discussions that have proved invaluable to a wide range of professionals, including judges, senators, journalists, scholars, and educators. AJOB covers various areas of interest, such as the ethical implications of clinical research, ensuring access to healthcare services, and the responsible handling of medical records and data. The journal welcomes contributions in the form of target articles presenting original research, open peer commentaries facilitating a dialogue, book reviews, and responses to open peer commentaries. By presenting insightful and authoritative content, AJOB continues to shape the field of bioethics and engage diverse stakeholders in crucial conversations about the intersection of medicine, ethics, and society.
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