ɔnðə dˈeɪ ðætðɪ ɐbˈɔːɹʃən ˈækt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ fˈoːɹs, sˈæɾɚdˌeɪ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ðə fˈɜːst pˈeɪʃənts hæd ðɛɹ kɑːnsəltˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə fɹˈʌnt ɹˈuːm ʌvðə ðˈɛn tʃˈɛɹmən, dˈɑːktɚ mˈɑːɹtɪn kˈoʊl.
On the day that the Abortion Act 1967 came into force, Saturday 27 April 1968, the first patients had their consultations in the front room of the then Chairman, Dr Martin Cole.