Halliday Sutherland

"A born writer, especially a born story-teller. Dr. Sutherland, who is distinguished in medicine, is an amateur in the sense that he only writes when he has nothing better to do. But when he does, it could hardly be done better." G.K. Chesterton.

Category Archives: Eugenics

Pagani’s – 15th November 1923

A meeting was held at Pagani’s on 15th November 1923 to discuss funding Dr. Sutherland’s (and Harding & More’s) appeal to the House of Lords. The meeting reveals that raising … Continue reading

15 November 2023 · Leave a comment

Disinformation and the BBC (Part 1)

This website was set up to counter the calumnies about Dr Halliday Sutherland perpetrated by the disciples, biographers and hagiographers of Dr Marie Stopes. In 2014, I complained about the … Continue reading

2 April 2023 · Leave a comment

“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 … Continue reading

3 March 2023 · 1 Comment

Listen to the Jerm Warfare interview here

In case you missed it, here is a recording of the interview I did with Jeremy Nell on his Jerm Warfare Radio Show: https://tntradiolive.podbean.com/e/mark-sutherland-on-jerm-warfare-with-jeremy-nell-2-january-2023/ TNT Radio’s description: “On today’s show … Continue reading

4 January 2023 · Leave a comment

The Election Questionaire

On this day one-hundred years ago, Britain was in the grip of an election campaign. The polling that took place on Wednesday 15th November 1922 led to the formation of … Continue reading

8 November 2022 · Leave a comment

A debate with Lord Dawson of Penn, 1936

Seen through contemporary eyes, the birth control debate of 100-years ago was primarily about contraception, and it features religious patriarchs opposing the liberation of women. Yet a November 1936 debate … Continue reading

7 November 2022 · Leave a comment

Exterminating Poverty

The centenaries relating to Dr. Sutherland’s fight against eugenics and his legal battle against Marie Stopes are upon us. While the events are one-hundred years old, the ideologies and ideas … Continue reading

13 April 2022 · 1 Comment

“_____ _______”

This month’s article is a question: Which words are missing from the sentence below? “Among the subjects which are agitating the public mind at the present time none approaches in … Continue reading

2 April 2022 · Leave a comment

Centenary: “Birth Control” published

One-hundred years ago today, on 27th March 1922, Dr Sutherland’s Birth Control: A Statement of Christian Doctrine Against the Neo-Malthusians was published by Harding & More. The passage on pages … Continue reading

27 March 2022 · Leave a comment

Alive and killing

This guest post is by Ann Farmer, author of “Prophets and Priests: The Hidden Face of the Birth Control Movement” and “By Their Fruits: Eugenics, Population Control and the Abortion … Continue reading

1 March 2022 · 1 Comment

Stopes v Sutherland libel trial 1922-24

Centenary of the House of Lords judgment21 November 2024
11 months to go.

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