Month: March 2023
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“All is Beauty”
The eugenists and the Malthusians continue their work today at the speed of science. They are opposed by those who prize the natural freedom of humanity. In the context of the Stopes v. Sutherland libel trial, the ideas of the population controllers were manifested in Malthusianism, Neo-Malthusianism, eugenics, contraceptives, voluntary sterilization, compulsory sterilization of the…
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Stopes v. Sutherland libel trial: What happened next?
Dr Halliday Sutherland’s legal victory in the High Court was short-lived. Stopes appealed and the Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the High Court in July 1923. Dr Sutherland and his co-defendant, publisher Harding & More, sought leave to appeal to the House of Lords, then Britain’s highest court. In November 1924, they won…
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Stopes v Sutherland – Day 6
On the morning of the sixth day of the trial, Sir Hugh Fraser (for the plaintiff) was the first to address the Court. He argued that the jury: He argued that, notwithstanding the jury’s answer to question two, judgement should favour the plaintiff with the award of damages of £100. Mr Ernst Charles, K.C. countered…