Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Sutherland, Halliday 1882 1960 Sutherland, Halliday Gibson Birth Control: A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Birth Control: A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians" by Halliday G. Sutherland, M.D. is a critical examination written during the early 20th century, targeting the Malthusian theories surrounding population control and birth regulation. The work argues against the notion that artificial birth control is a remedy for poverty and societal issues, instead asserting that these ideas are based on flawed premises. Sutherland aims to expose the consequences he believes the Malthusian perspective could have on families and societies, particularly from a religious and moral standpoint. The opening of the text outlines Sutherland's objections to the Malthusian theory, particularly the assertion that overpopulation causes poverty and disease. He discusses the ideas of Thomas Malthus, who proposed that population growth inevitably outpaces food supply, leading to societal collapses. Sutherland counters these claims by presenting evidence to suggest that overpopulation does not exist as Malthusians argue and that poverty results from various factors beyond mere numbers of births. He sets the stage for a broader discourse on the moral implications of birth control versus adherence to what he frames as "natural law" and Christian doctrine, suggesting that reliance on artificial means to control population is inherently flawed and detrimental. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Birth control Malthusianism HQ Text Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Sociology 315084 314989 2024-10-04T08:42:06.641932 2023-10-04T08:06:53.038997 text/html text/html 315077 314982 2024-10-04T08:42:06.905907 2023-10-04T08:06:53.213001 text/html text/html 213748 2024-10-04T08:42:15.517910 application/epub+zip 215235 2024-10-04T08:42:10.865890 application/epub+zip 170677 2024-10-04T08:42:09.513905 application/epub+zip 498115 2024-10-04T08:42:19.138859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477636 2024-10-04T08:42:14.597866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287835 2022-09-04T11:52:57.672516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278639 278595 2024-10-04T08:42:06.289943 2023-10-04T08:06:52.792995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 273287 2021-01-02T09:50:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101801 2021-01-02T09:50:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19434 2024-10-04T08:42:19.264844 application/rdf+xml 25682 2024-10-04T08:42:10.057917 image/jpeg 4727 2024-10-04T08:42:09.786886 image/jpeg 209219 2024-10-04T08:42:06.929926 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia