Which of the Following Would Count as an Objection to Woollard's

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Which of the following would count as an objection to Woollard's argument that requiring people to make substantial sacrifices to save others in all cases does not treat people's bodies and other resources as belonging to them?

• A) A precondition to entitlement to one's body and other resources is that others around the world are not dying from easily preventable causes because property rights and one's right to full control over one's body are not as fundamental as others' right to life.
• B) Having a personal encounter with a victim is another factor in addition to proximity that may create a close connection with a victim and generate duties to help him or her, even if it requires substantial sacrifice.
• C) One is still sometimes, although not always, required to use one's body or resources to save others, even if this involves considerable sacrifice from oneself.
• D) People earn their salaries through labor and hard work and therefore have the freedom to spend their money however they want without necessarily donating to charities.

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