A short piece examining the criticisms against Joseph Fletcher’s Situation Ethics (Universal Love).

Think you know all you can about situation ethics or are you just studying it and need to know the basics? This article will not only help you improve your knowledge of situation ethics but also help you to understand it better.

The story of Mrs. Bergmeier was presented in Situation ethics by Joseph Fletcher as a moral dilemma. In this article, I attempt to address the various ethical and moral issues raised by this story. Even to this day, the story is discussed heavily in moral theology and philosophy. You can read the story online – just Google “Mrs. Bergmeier.”.

A brief overview of situation ethics, what it is, and its strengths and weaknesses.