Rochester-based group continue advocacy for Blind human rights activist: Sun glasses campaign increases supporters.
Photo courtesy of Women's Rights Without Frontiers, Taken by Crazy Crab (Click photo to view detail)
ROCHESTER, NY – Feminists Choosing Life of New York (FCLNY) is accelerating its campaign to protect the internationally renowned Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng. Guangcheng is a blind lawyer and an outspoken opponent of China's forced abortion policy and female gendercide. Gendercide in China is the select termination of unborn girl children. The activist escaped house arrest several days ago in Linyi Province where he lived with his wife and two children. Read More...
Top 12 Life Related stories major news outlets should have covered in 2011 but didn't:
Feminists Choosing Life of New York reviewed the overwhelming news stories related to anti-abortion policy, court decisions, research and activism that happened in 2011 that were largely ignored by major newspapers and “mainstream media”.
→ Here are 12 we feel are most important not in any particular order.
TELL NY REPRESENTATIVES TO VOTE NO ON THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT A.6112
The Reproductive Health act, a dangerous and unnecessary bill that would make abortion a fundamental right in NY State and remove the physician mandate for abortion has been referred to the NYS Assembly Codes Committe.
FCLNY is asking all pro-life and moderate pro-choice New Yorkers to take a few minutes to contact their Assembly representatives and tell them to Vote no to the RHA.
- To learn who your Assembly representative is or to find out contact information, please go to: http://assembly.state.ny.us/
Reproductive Health Act Opposition Statement- Unborn Victims of Violence Act Support Statement
Do One Thing!
FCLNY wants to know what you do to promote the cause of life and pro-life feminism at home, at work, with friends or in your community. Write to us and share your good work or your experiences defending life. We want to be able to share what you do with others!
Send us an email via info@feministschoosinglife.org
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Send your story to:
Feminists Choosing Life
PO Box 10188
Rochester, NY 14610
FCLNY Files Lawsuit Seeking to Block NY's "Payment for Eggs" Program
- Lawsuit Update (January 3, 2012)
- Lawsuit Update (October 29, 2010)
- Press Release - Feminists Choosing Life of New York to Appeal Lower Court Ruling in Egg Donor Compensation Suit (September 22, 2010)
- Decision: Feminists Choosing Life of New York, Inc., et al. v. Empire State Stem Cell (July 9, 2010)
- Press Release - Lawsuit seeks to end NYS compensation for women's eggs for research (October 14, 2009)
- Feminists Choosing Life of New York vs. Empire State Stem Cell Board. (Posted October 13, 2009)
Open Hearts, Open Minds and Fair Minded Words
On October 15th and 16th, Feminists Choosing Life participated in "Open Hearts, Open Minds and Fair Minded Words" at Princeton University. The premise of the conference was inspired by President Obama's commencement address at Notre Dame in 2009, calling people on both sides of the abortion debate to seek and come together on common ground. Impressions from the Conference by Executive Director, Kelly Vincent-Brunacini.
- Impressions from Kelly Vincent-Brunacini, Exec. Dir
- Impressions from Hannah Murphy, Project Coordinator and Development
About Us
 Faces of Pro-Life Feminism, a photo gallery for 2009 |
Feminists Choosing Life of New York is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization that seeks to return to the grassroots of pro-life feminism. In the tradition of early American feminists, such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Feminists Choosing Life of New York operates from the core ideals of justice, nondiscrimination and nonviolence. We are an active voice for a consistent life ethic through our education, advocacy and outreach efforts, especially on college campuses. Feminists Choosing Life of New York aims to promote a culture in which women can choose life from conception to natural death. |
Mission Statement
Feminists Choosing Life of New York is a pro-life, pro-woman organization that seeks to open minds to its philosophy of pro-life feminism, the belief that all people, by virtue of their human dignity, have a right to live without violence from conception to natural death.
- Board of Directors of FCLNY
- We support Pregnancy Centers in NYS.
- Pro-life answers to pro-choice questions
- Counter the Culture
Feminists Choosing Life was formerly a state chapter of FFLA
Eggsploitation in Review
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Comments from Samuel Gorovitz Photos from eggsploitation event Quote by Empire State Stem Cell Committee Member Thomas Berg |
More From FCLNY
- Editorial: Problems With Reproductive Act, Albany Times Union, February 22, 2012
- Editorial: The Real Reason for Planned Parenthood declared War on Komen
The Fourth Wave - FCLNY Newsletter, Fall 2011- The Fourth Wave - FCLNY Newsletter, Fall 2011
- The Fourth Wave - FCLNY Newsletter, Summer 2011
- Impressions from Princeton: Open Hearts, Open Minds and Fair Minded Word
- The Fourth Wave - FCLNY Newsletter, Summer 2010
- Help FCLNY Protect Women: Contribute to our Legal Defense Fund.
(Posted October 14, 2009) - Press Release: Lawsuit seeks to end NYS compensation for women’s eggs for research
(Posted October 14, 2009) - Feminists Choosing Life of New York vs. Empire State Stem Cell Board.
(Posted October 13, 2009) - STOP the Reproductive Health Act! (New York's Version of FOCA)
- Counter the Culture: ESCR links
Information on Embryo Adoption :: National Cord Blood Program - Counter the Culture: May 2009 Video Update - "See the Promise in Life"
- Counter the Culture: April 2009 Video Update - "Know the Truth"
- Counter the Culture: Truths & Myths :: Fact Sheet
- Opposition Statement to RIN 0991-AB49; Conscience Rescission Proposal
- Counter the Culture: Abortion Industry Fact Sheet :: Youtube Video
- Feminists Choosing Life at the University of Rochester