Marquis claims that his account of the wrongness of killing establishes that
A) Abortion is impermissible.
B) Abortion is prima facie wrong.
C) Abortion is never justified.
D) Abortion is sin.

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Marquis argues that what makes killing wrong is the loss of the victim's future, which applies to fetuses as well. Thus, he concludes abortion is prima facie wrong, meaning it's generally wrong but can be justified under certain circumstances.

Marquis Claims That His Account of the Wrongness of Killing