Oldest Sydney abortion clinic Preterm closes its doors

By Harriet Alexander
Updated September 13 2015 - 10:08am, first published September 7 2015 - 2:28pm
Pro choice and right-to-life demonstrators clash during a demonstration outside the Preterm Clinic in Cooper Street, Surry Hills on August 15, 1985.  Photo: Vic Sumner
Pro choice and right-to-life demonstrators clash during a demonstration outside the Preterm Clinic in Cooper Street, Surry Hills on August 15, 1985. Photo: Vic Sumner

When Preterm opened for abortions in 1974, its first opponents were illegal abortionists who were concerned that the clinic was stealing their business.

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