What roles do the claims that it is wrong to kill an innocent human being and that it is wrong to kill a person play in Marquis's paper?
A) These claims express the clashing conclusions of pro-choices and antiabortionists.
B) These claims express moral principles pro-choices and antiabortionists use as premises.
C) These claims express Marquis's conclusion.
D) These claims express Marquis's premises.

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These claims are used by Marquis as moral principles that both pro-choice and anti-abortion advocates use as starting points in their arguments, rather than as conclusions. Marquis aims to find common ground or a more fundamental principle that underlies these positions.

What Roles Do the Claims That It Is Wrong to Kill