This week, the leading medical journal, The Lancet, Published a special supplement on sport and medicine. Its contents include a number of ethical commentaries including:
Essay: Prosthetics for athletes
McCarvill S
pages S10-S11
Feature: Gene doping
Pincock S
pages S18-S19
Viewpoint: Legalisation of performance-enhancing drugs
Kayser B, Mauron A, Miah A
page S21
Essay: Transsexual athletes—when is competition fair?
Ljungqvist A, Genel M
pages S42-S43
Friday, December 16, 2005
Gene Doping Stockholm Declaration
After a fascinating series of presentations at the Stockholm meeting, we concluded proceednigs with a drafting of a declaration on gene doping. I think of particular interest was the stance taken on the use of genetic tests. This might raise a number of challenges for those who are already using them, though the declration does not forbid the use of such tests.
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