"You and Abortion Clinics Online have been an important part of our advertising and clinical success. Because of your long and successful association with abortion clinics and your business acumen, I gave ACOL a try at your suggestion when it first started in 1996. At least 10%, of our business now comes directly from the internet and ACOL is a large part of that. Your help with our site evelopment was very beneficial. Your wisdom and advice have been invaluable. Thanks again for introducing us to the internet and helpling with our sucess." George Tiller, MD DABFP, Women's Healthcare Services, Wichita, KS www.drtiller.com

"ACOL is bringing in 1 to 2 new patients per day! I personally want to thank you for bringing the internet into the clinic business. My practice is using the internet to educate patients about our services, about myself, and about pre-op instructions. I never bothered to get online until you made it a business prerequesite." Josepha Seletz MD, ProChoice Medical & Eve Surgical Center, Los Angeles, CA www.prochoicemedical.com

"We have had a website on ACOL for many years and have found that this site is the best way of listing our clinic. Many more patients are using the internet to find services than the yellow pages. You do not want to have a website without listing it on ACOL." Marilyn Buckham, Buffalo GYN Womenservices, Buffalo, NY www.buffalogyn.com

"Hope Clinic's listing with ACOL has been a tremendous help in letting women know we exist. ACOL first introduced Hope Clinic to the internet, guiding us through the design of our very first web page in 1995. ACOL has set the standard for clinic websites and are open and upfront about their affiliation with abortion providers." Allison M. Hile, The Hope Clinic for Women, Ltd., Granite City, IL www.hopeclinic.com

"I owe you an apology for laughing at you when you mentioned this "internet" thing to me back in the 90's. I could kick myself. Now that I have seen the light and joined your website, I am amazed at the number of patients I see that cite you as the referral. This is the cheapest form of advertising I do as well as the most effective as demonstrated by the increase in patient load on a monthly basis. So thank you!" Diane Derzis, New Woman All Woman ,Birmingham, AL www.newwomanallwomen.com Capital Clinic, Richmond, VA www.gynpages.com/capital

"When clinics in remote areas such as Jackson, Mississippi, and Ft. Wayne, Indiana, see patient referrals from the internet, we know that it's working. On a per patient cost, we are spending about 1/8 the amount on ACOL that we do on the Yellow Pages, and currently at least 10% of our business is coming from ACOL. The Internet is definitely the most effective and inexpensive method of obtaining patient referrals." Susan Hill, National Women's Health Organization www.nwho.com

"We have had a great experience with ACOL for many years. Each month we see an increase in hits to our site as prospective patients use the web to seek out providers and abortion info more and more. ACOL is a reliable, easy and no-hassle way to get started on the net." Martin Haskell M.D. Women's Med Centers, OH & IN www.womensmedcenters.com

"As one of the original participants in ACOL, I have noticed a remarkable increase in referrals from the internet in general, and ACOL in particular, over the seven years that my website has been listed with Ann Rose. Without a doubt, ACOL is the most cost effective advertising available for abortion providers." Dr. George Dainoff South Jersey Women's Center Cherry Hill, NJ www.sjwc.net

Patient Comments:

"Hi Ann! Just found you online. Great site! Hats off to you for providing such an informative place. Plan on mentioning it to my daughter tonight (she's the mother of two of my granddaughters)." - C.N., Eugene, OR

"I have always been pro-choice. I am glad that there is a website providing the necessary information if I am ever in the position of needing an abortion. A woman should have the right to choose whether to have a child or not, because an unwanted child is the greatest burden a woman can bear." - Shane & Kaye, Canada

"Hello Ann. Thank you for the wide variety of information available on your website, "Ultimate Birth Control". My daughter is eighteen years old, and has a new 22-year old boyfriend. Even though for many years I have had open discussions about birth control and sex with my daughter, now, it is a possibility. Thank God, she has waited this long! Just to let you know, we are a Christian family, but we are realistic, and non-judgmental of the choices that others make for their lives. I do resent "fundamentalists" forcing unwanted options on others. And also limiting access for birth control. We need to keep these options available to all. Thank you for the no non-sense information, it will be passed on to my daughter." - L.I.

"I just wanted to email you to let you know that I think your site is wonderful. It is not only informative but supportive. In this day and age it is a rare find. Abortion is a taboo issue for women, especially where I live (in the South). I feel that you truly care about the health and well being of us and I pray that one day there will be more like you. I think that it is terrible that women have to suffer through unwanted pregnancies. Your site is very empowering for me and I'm certain that it is for all your other visitors. All women should realize that our bodies (in whatever condition, pregnant or not) are ours alone. Your site emphasizes that fact and I am now your biggest fan. :) Thank you for creating such a great site." - A.M.

"I just wanted to write to let you know that you are doing a very good thing for people. I'm sure that you may get some people who respond to you who object to this procedure, but they do not know what they are talking about. I had an abortion when I was 15. I was young and naive. I thought that I couldn't get pregnant, so I was not careful. Well, it only took one time, and I was pregnant. If it wasn't for services like the one you provide, I'm sure my life would have been really hard and sad. What kind of life could I provide for a baby at the age of 15? And would it be fair to make my parents raise my baby? Anyway, I am 26 years old, and now am a mother of a 4-year old girl. I am glad that there were services out there to help me out. The people at the clinic were so nice to me. They made me feel very comfortable, and I wasn't as afraid as I had been the night before. This is just an e-mail to thank you for your services. I live in Illinois, but I feel that I must give out my thanks and appreciation. Thank You. " -- A.L.