Are you a veteran? Have you sought or had an abortion? You may be eligible to participate in a research study and share your experience about seeking and/or obtaining an abortion. Compensation is provided.
What you’ll do
An experienced research team member will call you to schedule and conduct a qualitative interview. This interview can last anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes, depending on how much you want to share with us. We will ask questions about when you sought and/or obtained an abortion and your experiences with the healthcare system. We will ask for your consent to audio record the telephone interview. The recording will be stored confidentially in our VA database. You may skip any question you do not wish to answer, and you may request to stop audio recording at any time in order to say something off the record. Your healthcare providers will not know that you participated in this interview, and they will not know anything that you share with us.
Who the researchers are looking for
Are you a veteran? Have you sought or had an abortion? You may be eligible to participate in a research study and share your experience about seeking and/or obtaining an abortion. Compensation is provided.
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