Which is the best standard-form representation of the following Argument from Principle?
A fetus potentially has a right to life. (If allowed to develop, it will become a child, and children definitely have a right to life.) If someone potentially has a right, then we should treat them as though they already do have that right. For this reason, we should treat fetuses as if they have the same right to life that children have.
A) 1) If allowed to develop, a fetus will become a child.
2) A child has a right to life.
So, we should treat fetuses as if they have the same right to life that children have.
B) 1) If someone potentially has a right, then we should treat them as though they already do have that right.
2) A fetus potentially has a right to life.
So, we should treat fetuses as though they already have a right to life.
C) 1) A fetus potentially has a right to life.
2) If allowed to develop, a fetus will become a child.
So, if someone potentially has a right, then we should treat them as though they already do have that right.
D) 1) If someone potentially has a right, we should treat them as though they already do have that right.
2) If allowed to develop, a fetus will become a child.
So, we should treat a fetus as though it already has a right to life.

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This choice correctly represents the argument's principle that if someone potentially has a right, they should be treated as if they already have that right, applied to the case of fetuses.

Which Is the Best Standard-Form Representation of the Following Argument