Intelligence Squared US

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008

WE SHOULD ACCEPT PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUGS IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS

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The Panel

For The Motion

  • Radley Balko
    Radley Balko
    FOR THE MOTION
    Radley Balko
    is a senior editor and investigative journalist for Reason magazine. Previously, Balko was a policy analyst for the Cato Institute specializing in civil liberties issues, where he published a paper on alcohol policy and a groundbreaking study on paramilitary police raids. He writes a biweekly column for FoxNews.com and publishes the personal blog, TheAgitator.com.
  • Norman Fost
    Norman Fost
    FOR THE MOTION
    Norman Fost
    M.D., M.P.H., is professor of pediatrics and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, and director of the Bioethics Program which he founded in 1973. He has published widely on ethical and legal issues in health care, and served on numerous federal committees, including President Clinton’s Health Care Task Force, and from 1994-1998 was an elected member of the Princeton University Board of Trustees.
  • Julian Savulescu
    Julian Savulescu
    FOR THE MOTION
    Julian Savulescu
    is Uehiro Professor of Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford. He is director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and of the Program on Ethics and Biosciences in the James Martin 21st Century School. He is also head of the Melbourne-Oxford Stem Cell Collaboration, which is devoted to examining the ethical implications of cloning and embryonic stem cell research. His areas of research include the ethics of genetics, research ethics, medical ethics, sports ethics, and the analytic philosophical basis of practical ethics.

Against The Motion

  • George Michael
    George Michael
    AGAINST THE MOTION
    George Michael
    is a legendary sportscaster who pioneered the sports highlight shows that fill the airwaves today. He was the creator and host of the nationally syndicated Sports Machine, originally called Sports Final at its inception in 1980. During his 27 years as sports director at NBC4, he earned more than 40 Emmy Awards for excellence in broadcasting. Michael is the host of the award-winning Redskins Report, The Joe Gibbs Show and Full Court Press.
  • Dale Murphy
    Dale Murphy
    AGAINST THE MOTION
    Dale Murphy
    a former Major League Baseball outfielder and catcher, was a seven-time All-Star, five-time Golden Glove winner and two-time National League MVP with the Atlanta Braves. He started the iWon’t Cheat Foundation to help rid sports of drugs, and to educate kids about the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs and the ethical issues involved in using them.
  • Richard Pound
    Richard Pound
    AGAINST THE MOTION
    Richard Pound
    is chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency and a partner in the Canadian law firm, Stikeman Elliott. He has been named to Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world for his relentless efforts to rid sport of performance-enhancing drugs. Pound was an Olympic finalist at the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960, is a 30-year member of the International Olympic Committee and is a former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee. He is currently the chancellor of McGill University in Montreal.

Moderator

John Donovan is a correspondent for ABC News Nightline. He has served as ABC White House Correspondent, along with postings in Moscow, London, Jerusalem and Amman.

Poll Results

Pre-Debate Poll Results
18% For | 63% Against | 19%

Post Debate Poll Results
37% For | 59% Against | 4%

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