Howe Olivia R
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, José Martího 269/31, 162 52, Prague 6, Veleslavín, Czech Republic.
J Bioeth Inq. 2024 Sep;21(3):543-557. doi: 10.1007/s11673-023-10333-9. Epub 2024 May 19.
In this article it will be concluded that systematic menstrual tracking in women's sport has the potential to cause harm to athletes. Since the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) in the United States, concerns regarding menstrual health tracking have arisen. Research suggests that the menstrual tracking of female athletes presents potential risks to "women's autonomy, privacy, and safety in sport" (Casto 2022, 1725). At present, the repercussions of systematic menstrual tracking are particularly under-scrutinized, and this paper seeks to combine novel research in the sport sciences with present ethical debates in the philosophy of sports. Utilizing Beauvoir's feminist philosophy (2011), this paper argues that systematic menstrual tracking may contribute to the wider system of women's oppression by exploiting female athletes, as well as enabling the internalization of submissive behaviour in cultures where athletes are expected to comply unquestioningly. Five policy recommendations are made concerning autonomy, informed consent, education, safeguarding and data access. The overall findings of this paper propose that a more in-depth understanding of the links between data, privacy, and the menstrual cycle are required by sports organizations and governing bodies if athletes are to be protected in a future where systematic menstrual tracking is inevitable.
在本文中，将得出这样的结论：在女子体育中进行系统性的月经追踪有可能对运动员造成伤害。自美国多布斯诉杰克逊妇女健康组织案（2022年）的裁决以来，人们对月经健康追踪产生了担忧。研究表明，对女运动员的月经追踪给“女性在体育中的自主权、隐私和安全”带来了潜在风险（卡斯托，2022年，第1725页）。目前，系统性月经追踪的影响尤其未得到充分审视，本文旨在将体育科学领域的新研究与体育哲学中当前的伦理辩论结合起来。本文运用波伏娃的女性主义哲学（2011年），认为系统性月经追踪可能通过剥削女运动员，以及在期望运动员无条件服从的文化中促使顺从行为的内化，从而促成更广泛的女性压迫体系。针对自主权、知情同意、教育、保障措施和数据获取提出了五项政策建议。本文的总体研究结果表明，如果在系统性月经追踪不可避免的未来要保护运动员，体育组织和管理机构需要更深入地理解数据、隐私与月经周期之间的联系。
