Joseph Fletcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American academic, theorist of ethics
Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1905
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 28-Oct-1991
Profession: academic
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Joseph Fletcher
- Joseph Francis Fletcher (April 10, 1905 in Newark, New Jersey - October 28, 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia) was an American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s, and was a pioneer in the field of bioethics.
- Fletcher was a leading academic proponent of the potential benefits of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, eugenics, and cloning.
- Ordained as an Episcopal priest, he later identified himself as an atheist.
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