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Once a better understanding of doping is established — the science involving heavy usage is so limited because research institutions aren’t able to gain funding
by DoreenMichele 3y ago
Once a better understanding of doping is established — the science involving heavy usage is so limited because research institutions aren’t able to gain funding for tests — it will be far easier for wealthy parents to boost the performances of their offspring.
Yes and no. There is no reason we can't say "Adults are free to do to their bodies whatever they so choose, but parents aren't allowed to do to their children's bodies whatever the parents feel like doing."
Arguably, a parent needs to support a child's interest in sports or dancing from an early age to get to "Olympic level" of performance. Nadia Commenci was recruited at age five for training that won her gold medals in her teens.
But we have also had the courts intercede in cases where it was deemed abusive of the child.