dISCUSSION

If you found out that the major stars of baseball who have broken all homerun records in recent years—Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGuirem Alex Rodriguez, and Ryan Braun—had used steroids to enhance their performance, would you be personally outraged? Do you feel that their records should be stricken from the books and that they should be banned from the Hall of Fame?

On an ethical level, what is the difference between actors, actresses, and models using enhancement surgery to improve their image and athletes using steroids to improve their performance? Are you as outraged when you find that your favorite actor had a facelift, your favorite actress lip augmentation surgery, or your favorite supermodel rhinoplasty as you are when you find out that your favorite track and field performer used steroids to aid performance?