What moral principle does Don Marquis use in his argument about abortion?
A) It is usually morally wrong to kill someone who has a future of value.
B) Killing someone intentionally is morally worse than killing someone accidentally.
C) It is morally wrong to kill anything that has the potential to become a person.
D) It is morally wrong to kill anything that has a unique set of human DNA.

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Don Marquis argues that abortion is morally wrong because it deprives the fetus of a future of value, similar to the future of an adult human being. This principle focuses on the value of the future experiences, activities, projects, and enjoyments that are lost by being killed.

What Moral Principle Does Don Marquis Use in His Argument