What Role Does the Claim That Persons Have a Right

Multiple Choice

What role does the claim that persons have a right not to be killed unjustifiably play in this paper?

A) Nell argues for the claim that persons have a right not to be killed unjustifiably.
B) Nell assumes the claim as a premise in arguing that we have a duty to try to prevent and postpone famine deaths.
C) Nell uses the claim to explain that we have a corresponding duty not to kill.
D) Nell notes that the claim that persons have a right not to be killed unjustifiably entails that persons have a right not to be allowed to die by those who could prevent it.