Marquis's theory of the wrongness of killing entails that abortion and active euthanasia are both inherently immoral.

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Marquis's theory focuses on the wrongness of killing being primarily due to the loss of a future of value. While this could apply to abortion, suggesting it is immoral because it deprives a fetus of a future like ours, the theory does not inherently apply to all cases of active euthanasia, as individuals who choose euthanasia may not have a future of value in the same sense due to terminal illness or unbearable suffering.

Marquis's Theory of the Wrongness of Killing Entails That Abortion