- Calthorpe clinic
The Calthorpe Clinic is an
abortion clinic inEdgbaston ,Birmingham ,England that first opened in 1969. It was the first clinic in theUnited Kingdom opened exclusively for abortions. It was erected at Arthur Road in a building that was previously an old people's home and started out with 18 beds.cite news | title = Go ahead for city abortions clinic | work =Birmingham Evening Mail | pages = | publisher = | date =1969-11-27 | accessdate = 2007-05-14] Since its opening, the clinic provided surgical and medical terminations for thousands of women each year. Nowadays it also provides sterilisation, andvasectomy services.The establishment is the single largest
abortion clinic in the UK with an annual caseload of around 10,000 clients. Approximately 85 % of the caseload is on contract to the NHS. It is approved by theSecretary of State for Health under theAbortion Act 1967 and regulated by theHealthcare Commission and has to meet the national minimum standards set by theCare Standards Act 2000 . The clinic is named after the Calthorpe family who owned much of the area in Edgbaston during its growth in the 19th century.References
External links
* [http://www.calthorpe-clinic.co.uk/ Official web site]
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