@article {Sparrow276, author = {Robert Sparrow}, title = {Harris, harmed states, and sexed bodies}, volume = {37}, number = {5}, pages = {276--279}, year = {2011}, doi = {10.1136/jme.2010.039982}, publisher = {Institute of Medical Ethics}, abstract = {This paper criticises John Harris{\textquoteright}s attempts to defend an account of a {\textquoteleft}harmed condition{\textquoteright} that can stand independently of intuitions about what is {\textquoteleft}normal{\textquoteright}. I argue that because Homo sapiens is a sexually dimorphic species, determining whether a particular individual is in a harmed condition or not will sometimes require making reference to the normal capacities of their sex. Consequently, Harris{\textquoteright}s account is unable to play the role he intends for it in debates about the ethics of human enhancement.}, issn = {0306-6800}, URL = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/37/5/276}, eprint = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/37/5/276.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Medical Ethics} }