# Joseph Fletcher

> Joseph Francis Fletcher was an American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s. Fletcher was a pioneer in the field of bioethics, and a leading academic proponent of the potential benefits of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, eugenics, and cloning. He was ordained as an Episcopal priest, later identifying himself as an atheist.

*American academic, theorist of ethics (1905-1991)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1905-04-10
- **Died:** 1991-10-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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