User talk:Debenham2

Subject: Marie Stopes | Eugenics. I have issue with the statement: “Marie’s preferred method of contraception was the “Pro-Race” cervical cap but unlike the left leaning Labour politician Ellen Wilkinson she never supported compulsory sterilisation.” Firstly the statement is unsourced. Secondly the absolute statement that she never supported compulsory sterilisation are undermined by: (1) “Problems of Population and Parenthood” (1920) being the 2nd report of the National Birth Rate Commission. On page 133 Stopes is recorded as saying: “May I suggest a very simple solution in regard to the hopelessly bad cases, bad through inherent disease, or drunkenness or character? A perfectly simple way would be the sterilisation of the parent?” (2) Compulsory sterilisation was advocated in Chapter 20 of “Radiant Motherhood”. According to June Rose, Stopes sent the book to Frances Stevenson urging her to get the Prime Minister, Lloyd George. (3) Tenet 9 of the CBC states: "9.—AS REGARDS THE POPULATION AT PRESENT. We say that there are unfortunately many men and women who should be prevented from procreating children at all, because of their individual ill-health, or the diseased and degenerate nature of the offspring that they may be expected to produce. These considerations would not apply to a better and healthier world." While this does not advocate compulsory sterilisation, it shows that the CBC did advocate a degree of compulsion. These sources appear to contradict the assertion and I think the article should be amended. Before I did I wanted to raise the issue with you to give you an opportunity to justify the statement that Stopes “never supported compulsory sterilisation”. RetroAuth (talk) 03:39, 31 October 2018 (UTC)