Category: Stopes v Sutherland 1923
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Why Halliday Sutherland Opposed Eugenics (Long Before His Conversion)
Dr Halliday Sutherland’s religious journey Dr Sutherland’s religious journey was outlined in Exterminating Poverty: Born in 1882, he had been “brought up a Scots Presbyterian” but was by 1904 “in theory an agnostic and in practice an atheist”. On the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Church of Scotland: “In August 1914 there…
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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…
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Stopes v Sutherland – Day 5
There was one witness on the fifth day: Sir Maurice Abbott Anderson, appearing for the defence. The rest of the day belonged to barristers appearing for the parties: they agreed on the questions to be put to the jury and then Charles, Sullivan and Hastings made their closing speeches. Finally, Lord Chief Justice Hewart delivered…
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Stopes v Sutherland – Day 4
The only witness to appear for Stopes on the fourth day of Stopes v. Sutherland was the Rt. Hon George Roberts M.P. Roberts approach to the cross-examination was to not answer the questions put to him, in keeping with the best traditions of British politics. The defendant, Dr Halliday Sutherland, entered the witness box after Roberts.…
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Stopes v Sutherland – Day 3
The third day began with the witnesses for the plaintiff, before switching to witnesses for the defence. Sir William Bayliss was the best for Stopes: his prestige was well-known to all in the Court and his testimony was calm and assertive. While the next witness, Dr. Harold Chapple, avoided making any damaging admissions, his evasive answers undermined…