New Web Site to Collect Data on Abortion Reactions.

A new web site, www.abortionresearch.net, will gather data from post-abortive women, men, and grandparents, as well as former and current abortionists, in an attempt to learn more about the impact that abortion has on all the people involved.

"The surveys on the site will expand what we know about women's mental health after abortion," Priscilla Coleman, associate professor of human development and family studies at Bowling Green State University, told NRL News. "What's new is that we're also conducting a comprehensive assessment of men's adjustment, along with grandparents. These groups have long been understudied."

There are also separate questions for medical providers who have performed or assisted in abortions. "We look at their reactions as well, even including their sense of work satisfaction, if they felt fulfilled at all by their work," said Coleman.

Coleman is part of a team of respected researchers led by Prof. Catherine Coyle, an associate of the International Forgiveness Institute. A third member is Vincent Rue, co-director of the Institute for Pregnancy Loss.

The researchers encourage anyone who has been personally affected by abortion, at any time in her or his life, to log on to the site and answer the survey questions. ...