[1] It was erected at Arthur Road, in a building that was previously an old people's home and started out with 18 beds.
[1][2] The clinic provided surgical and medical terminations for thousands of women each year.
[3] In 1971, the cost of an abortion at the Calthorpe Clinic was £65, including the initial consultations, tests, counselling and overnight accommodation.
[4] By 2007, the establishment was the single largest abortion clinic in the UK with an annual caseload of around 10,000 clients.
In February 2012, allegations were made by The Daily Telegraph newspaper that the clinic would provide terminations when the reason given was a desire not to have a child of a particular gender.