Owls that cannot see in the dark: moral obligations to children

Anderson et al. (2023) argue that impact sports with an inherent risk of brain trauma should be treated as child (or brain) abuse. To reach this conclusion, they consider legally recognized instances of child abuse, argue that combat sports are relevantly similar to such instances, and thus conclude that combat sports are instances of child abuse that should be subject to child protective laws. Their argument fails to establish a moral case against combat sports; I suggest such an argument.