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.

“The compulsory pregnancy lobby: then and now.” Marie Stopes Memorial Lecture, 1975 by Madeleine Simms

The compulsory pregnancy lobby: then and now was the title of Madeleine Simms 1975 Marie Stopes Memorial Lecture. In it Simms alleged that Halliday Sutherland had Nazi views. The lecture was printed in The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners which provides a historical record.

The key question: is there substance to the allegations? Mark Sutherland investigates here.

Stopes v Sutherland libel trial 1922-24

Centenary of the Court of Appeal's judgment7 July 2023
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