The groups estimate there are at least 150 Web sites run by abortion opponents. There are about 100 run by abortion-rights supporters. Pablo Rodriguez, director of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island, says he has received threats in the past. I'm still afraid of letting my children play unattended,'' he said Thursday. But anti-abortion advocates say most Web sites are just information lists.
Many doctors are scared to perform abortions.
There have been several violent incidents. The most controversial Web site is called The Nuremberg Files, named for the Nazi war-crime trials. It charges a number of doctors with genocide and infanticide and asks visitors for more information on the doctors. The page features lines of dripping blood. There are few restrictions on Internet content. ''I would sincerely hope that whoever is doing this, that their intent is not to hurt anyone,'' says Laura Echevarria of the National Right to Life Committee.