In February 2011 Churchill spoke in the House of Commons about the need to introduce compulsory labour camps for mental defectives. ibid.
Chesterton ridiculed what he called the Feeble-Minded Bill. ibid.
‘Legislation for the sake of scientific creed which in ten years may be discredited.’ iibid. Lord Josiah Wedgwood’s Commons speech
The views of the Eugenists were much influenced by the American psychologist Henry H Goddard. ibid.
The Mental Deficiency Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons in 1913 with only 3 votes being cast against it. ibid.
During the 43 years of the Eugenics board, 2832 sterilization procedures were performed. ibid.