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...patients were almost equally divided between Protestants, Catholics and Hebrews. Police interference has been threatened, but the legality of the clinic is not likely to be seriously challenged. The various birth control propaganda groups, however, are seeking much more .than the mere establishment of a few clinics. The Voluntary Parenthood League (Mrs. Mary Ware Dennett, Director) is making a concerted effort for the repeal of the sections of the Federal obscenity laws referring to contraceptive measures. In the short session of the last Congress a bill to accomplish this was introduced by Senator Cummins and Representative Kissel. Although many Congressmen...
...Marie Carmichael Stopes, authoress of Married Love and Wise Parenthood, lost her libel suit against Dr. H. G. Sutherland, who accused her of "experimenting on poor women." The Lord Chief Justice set aside the verdict of the jury awarding her ?100 damages, stating that no evidence had been presented showing that the accusations made by Dr. Sutherland were founded upon ill will. He summed up Dr. Stopes' birth control activities as "a monstrous campaign." The learned Judge's opinion is not likely to be popular in London, where Dr. Stopes is believed to have done considerable good...