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COMMUNITY ENCOUNTERS FCLNY organizes and participates in human rights events, including protests and counter protests, parades, marches, rallies, celebrations AND fundraisers. GET INVOLVED See our EVENTS! webpage for a Listing of Upcoming Community Encounters! FCLNY's 2025 Annual Spring Friend-Raiser Picnic! FCLNY's 2025 8th Annual Celebration Dinner! FCLNY's Past Annual Celebration Fundraisers! See our celebration program booklets! Please consider utilizing the services of our supporters. CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL PROGRAM FCLNY Participates! Pride Festival, Buffalo, NY, A Call to Women of Color, Rochester, NY , Chemical Abortion Protest, Buffalo, NY , Planned Parenthood Protest, NYC , Rehumanize International Planned Parenthood Protest, Washington, D.C. ,St. Gianna Pregnancy Center Banquet, Buffalo, NY , Peaceprints of WNY Inaugural Client Art Show, Buffalo, NY , Human Life Review Great Defender, NYC, Weaponized Drones Protests , Syracuse, N Y, CPC's Save Lives! Counter Protest, Rochester, NY, Beacon of Life Pregnancy Support Center, New Windsor, NY, CNY Solidarity Coalition Anti-Weaponized Drones Protest, Syracuse, NY, Restoration Rochester, Baby Shower, Rochester, NY, Racial Justice Protest Marches, Rochester, Buffalo, NY, Innocence Project, Stop the Executions, March for Life , Washington, DC., Women’s March , Washington, DC., Love Will End Abortion, Planned Parenthood Demonstrations , Rochester, NY., Alive from NY! Times Square Anti-Abortion Rally , NYC. , Lady Justice Parts - Anti-Abortion Counter-Protest, NYC., Compass Care Walk for Life, Rochester, NY., Bridge to Life Pregnancy Resource Center Banquet, Great Neck, NY., Judicial Process Commission 47th Annual Luncheon , Rochester, NY., Canterbury Medal of Honor Gala, Becket Fund, NYC., The Center for Disability Rights Gala, Rochester, NY., The Human Life Foundation, Defenders of Life Dinner., Champions for Justice Bash, Buffalo, NY., Children Awaiting Parents Banquet, Rochester, NY. , NOW- NY Annual Conference, Syracuse, Glen Cove, NY., World Beyond Wars- Declaration of Peace. FCLNY Signatory., Medaille College Job and Internship Fair, Buffalo, NY., Daemen College Career and Jobs Fair, Buffalo, NY., Pro-Love Women’s Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, New Orleans, LA., ECBA's Human Trafficking Seminar: Trafficking in Western New York, Buffalo, NY., M.K. Gandhi Institute for NonViolence, Medicine for Hate: Cultivating Spaces for Dialogue, Rochester, NY., Planned Parenthood & NOW-NY, Abortion Rally, and Protest, Rochester, NY., World Youth Alliance, Emerging Leaders Conference, Modern Identity Crisis, The Person & Bioethics, NYC. FCLNY Speaks! Domestic World Youth Day, Buffalo, NY, Black & Latino Pride Festival, Buffalo, NY, NYS Eucharistic Congress, Auriesville, NY, Juneteenth Festival, Buffalo, NY, Student Leadership Fairs, SUNY Brockport, Syracuse University, Stand Together for Life, Rochester, NY, Reclaiming Feminism in the 21st Century, Buffalo, NY, NY, Syracuse March for Life, Syracuse, NY, Rehumanize Rally, Washington, D.C., Roberts Wesleyan College Career and Internship Fair , Rochester, NY, Pro-Woman, Pro-Life Youth Presentations, Buffalo, NY, Law of Life Summit, Washington D.C., Medical Aid in Dying Presentation, Buffalo, NY, NY 4 LIFE, Buffalo, NY, Feminist Genius Brunch, White Plains, NY, Aroma Young Womens Group, Alden, NY, Rehumanize Conference on Life, Peace and Justice, Pro-Life Feminism Yesterday & Today, Pittsburg, PA , New York State Peri-Anesthesia Nurses Association Annual Conference, Sex Trafficking, Female Poverty & Feminism: The Quest for Equality, Pittsford, NY, Roberts Wesleyan College, Sex Trafficking, Female Poverty and Feminism: The Quest for Equality , Rochester, NY, Community Health Fair & Women’s Equality Day Rally, Rochester, NY, March4Life, The Inclusivity of the Pro- Life Movement, Albany, NY, Roberts Wesleyan College, Leadership Luncheon, Strategic Planning to Combat Human Trafficking, Rochester, NY, Queens College, Pro-Life Feminism & the Consistent Life Ethic , NYC, Pro-Life Community Leadership Breakfast, Pro-Life Feminism and the Consistent Life Ethic , Buffalo, NY, Students for Life of America Gala, Pro-Life Feminism and the Consistent Life Ethic, NYC, Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center Banquet, Feminism, Non-Violence & Equality, Buffalo, NY , 4th Annual Pro-Life Women’s Conference, The Essential Voice of Pro-Life Feminism: Revaluing Life, Connection and Compassion, New Orleans, LA, EMC Frontline, Summit for Life - A Time for Action, Pro-Life Feminism and Non-Violence, NYC, Dartmouth College, Students for Life, The Link between Sex Trafficking and Abortion, Hanover, NH, Nat’l Conf. of Democrats for Life of America, Perspectives on Recent Pro-Choice Legislation in New York, Lansing, MI, Thomas More Society’s Annual Dinner, Challenging the Validity of the RHA, Chicago, IL. , FCLNY's Women’s Equality Day Rally, Rochester, NY.

PRO - WOMAN PRO - LIFE Feminists Choosing Life of New York (FCLNY) is a state-wide human rights coalition that embraces and promotes whole life feminism and the consistent life ethic. FCLNY's public advocacy draws connections between the root causes of violence, inequality and the social forces that dehumanize. DONATE NOW FCLNY Supports the Consistent Life Ethic We oppose publicly sanctioned lethal violence including violent military action, abortion, assisted suicide and capital punishment, and educate on the impacts and root causes including poverty, domestic violence, sex trafficking, and racism . FCLNY advocates for peaceful solutions. We accomplish our goals through SEVEN bold initiatives: • Community Encounters • Scholarly Events • Film Involvement • Media Outreach • Grassroots Campaigns • Projects that Empower • Legislative Advocacy FCLNY first TV streaming ad! (stay tuned for stations and start dates) FCLNY is reaching millions by radio and podcast! Read Scripts on Grassroots Campaigns Page National Public Radio 00:00 / 00:15 WTBQ 00:00 / 00:30 iHeart Radio - Syracuse 00:00 / 00:16 WOLF FM 00:00 / 00:31 Station of The Cross 00:00 / 00:31 iHeartRadio- Albany 00:00 / 00:16 Station of the Cross 00:00 / 00:30 WHUD 00:00 / 00:31 The BEAR 00:00 / 00:31 iHeart Radio - Albany 2 00:00 / 00:31 Make The Switch Now! More than half of abortions in the U.S. now involve two “abortion pills,” Mifepristone and Misopristol. It is currently legal in NY for retail pharmacies to mail abortion pills with a prescription via tele-health. CVS and Walgreens have already obtained their certification to dispense abortion pills. Walgreens started providing medication abortions in NY. Giant retail pharmacies are more likely to undergo the expensive certification process than independent privately owned family pharmacies. Chemical abortion kills human beings and increases health risks for women. Retail pharmaceutical sale of abortion pills is deadly for unborn children and harmful for women. As long as privately owned pharmacies continue to resist selling abortion pills we will continue to PROMOTE AND SUPPORT them. Sign Petition Here FCLNY'S INDEPENDENT PHARMACY RESOURCE INDEX - NY A Post-Roe world needs you! FCLNY signed the statement, and you can too! Sign Here Building a Post-Roe Future The Pro Life movement has always recognized the importance of supporting women facing unplanned pregnancies. We are Pro Life conservatives, moderates, and liberals united in our conviction that every human life has value- including the lives of both the unborn child and that child's mother. We believe that our society should prioritize the needs of both, and that ultimately this can only be achieved by significant changes in public policy including expanded child tax credits paid parental leave flexible work hours affordable child care prenatal child support laws Impacts of NY's Reproductive Health Act (RHA) CLICK HERE FOR ANALYSIS Click on the image below to watch the video FCLNY'S BROCHURE DOWNLOAD 1/6 For Printed Copies Message us info@fclny.org HEAR PROFESSOR TERESA COLLETT SPEAK ABOUT CORE FEMINIST ISSUES Listen, Part I Listen, Part II ORGANIZE, AGITATE, EDUCATE FCLNY implements its purposes through Community Encounters, Scholarly Events, Film Involvement, Media Outreach, Grassroots Campaigns, Projects that Empower and Legislative Advocacy. READY? SET GO! LEARN MORE GO! FCLNY DEPENDS ON BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT TO EXIST. Please Donate! COMMUNITY ENCOUNTERS LEARN MORE SCHOLARLY EVENTS LEARN MORE FILM INVOLVEMENT LEARN MORE MEDIA OUTREACH LEARN MORE GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS LEARN MORE PROJECTS THAT EMPOWER LEARN MORE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY LEARN MORE GALLERY UPCOMING EVENTS 2025! EVENTS! REGISTRATION Nov 13 & 14 Business Leadership Roundtable Virtual Nov 18th LIFEMARK Film Showing Buffalo, NY

Photo by: Defense Visual Information Distribution THE PRO-LIFE FEMINIST FCLNY publishes and distributes quarterly e-newsletters and periodic e-updates regarding its mission driven activities. Our newsletters and updates highlight FCLNY's educational efforts and calls to action in each of its SEVEN purpose inspired endeavors: Community Encounters, Scholarly Events, Film Involvement, Media Outreach, Grassroots Campaigns, Projects That Empower and Legislative Advocacy. Stay in The Loop Yes, Susan B. Anthony was Pro-Life Published in the Wall Street Journal Read the article here Suffrage Movement ~ Historical Background Restellism/Abortion Racism "Suffragists believed that greater independence of women would eliminate or at least greatly reduce poverty, rape, and prostitution. They believed these evils produced women’s desire to abort their children. Women’s enfranchisement would provide education and employment opportunities, change divorce laws related to drunken husbands, and take away the stigma of single motherhood. Having access to the vote would ‘scourge the evil of abortion’. " Susan B. Anthony was way ahead of the curve in propelling the nation's advancements in human rights for all human beings. Her newspaper, The Revolution, loudly and consistently supported suffrage for black women and condemned racism. Read more Read more The Pro-Life Feminist E-Newsletter Click on i mage to view and arrows to scroll 2025 November November November November September September September August August August June June June June May April April April April March March February February January 2024 December December December November November November October October (2x) October (2x) October October September September August July July July July July June June June May May May

PROJECTS THAT EMPOWER FCLNY organizes and participates in diverse public education projects that highlight and address the impacts of publicly sanctioned lethal violence on wome n and children. GET INVOLVED FCLNY’s Resource Indexes - NY FCLNY is committed to on-going efforts to address the root causes of publicly sanctioned lethal violence, and educating on life-affirming resources available to distressed women and children in New York. FCLNY's Resource Indexes are state-wide, hyperlinked directories categorized into 6 NY regions: Buffalo, Rochester Syracuse, Albany, Spring Valley, and NYC. Please download and distribute our Resource Indexes! BREAD & BED RESOURCE INDEX - NY FCLNY's Bread & Bed Resource Index contains nutrition and lodging resources throughout NY including: Food pantries Soup kitchens Family and women's shelter Maternity homes Affordable and transitional housing Download Palm Card PREGNANCY RESOURCE GUIDE - NY FCLNY's Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRC) Index contains linkage to PRC's across NY. PRC services may include: Cribs, strollers, infant and children's car seats Clothing, diapers, food Pregnancy testing Referrals to adoption programs and counseling Download Palm Card SURVIVORS OF DVAST RESOURCE INDEX-NY FCLNY's Survivors of DVAST Resource Index contains an outline of services for domestic violence and sex trafficking (DVAST) survivors across NY which may include: Shelter Counseling Legal aid Support groups Download Palm Card ADOPTION RESOURCE INDEX - NY FCLNY's Adoption Resource Index contains: Information on services and benefits for prospective birth mothers and adoptive parents A list of NY adoption agencies and NY Department of Social Services (DSS) offices Download Palm Card FCLNY’s Women and Children Resource Fairs FCLNY raises awareness of local, tangible resources available to vulnerable women and children in NY by partnering with diverse resource providers and outreach efforts. Resources include affordable & accessible health care and child care, food and shelter assistance, pregnancy help and adoption services. Our Resource Fairs are Fun & Informative! Please reach out to volunteer or bring a fair to your area. FCLNY Conducts Ongoing Resource Outreach throughout the State of New York Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Hotline Poster Campaign! GOAL #1: Post Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking (DVAST) Hotline Posters in Every Healthcare and Abortion Facility in NY. Healthcare providers are "one of the few professionals lik ely to interact" with victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking (DVAST), women who experience an increased risk of coerced abortions. Survivors of DVAST make up a sizable percentage of abortion clinic clients. Hotlines help release women from DVAST. We nee d you! We are excitedly building 6 new teams, led by courageous FCLNY supporters across NYS to help us reach our DVAST Hotline Poster goal, and end cycles of violence. Please reach out to join a team and help us distribute these vital hotlines. You can also download the posters here. Goal #2: Help draft and enact NY policies that require all public healthcare and abortion facilities to post DVAST hotline posters. NY does not require ANY entity to post the DV hotline. NY requires only a limited category of 'healthcare providers' to post the Trafficking Hotline. Many abortion clinics are either not required to post the Trafficking Hotline or fail to, though required by law to do so. EVERY WOMAN AND GIRL DESERVES ACCESS TO DVAST HOTLINES! References Human Trafficking: The Role of The Health Care Provider Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among an Abortion Clinic Population American Journal of Public Health Identification and Intervention by Health Care Providers National Resource Center on Domestic Violence Healthcare Professionals’ Own Experiences of Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Systematic Review of Risk Markers and Consequences Sage Journals Sex Trafficking Victims at Their Junction with the Healthcare Setting—A Mixed-Methods Inquiry Journal of Human Trafficking The Health Consequences of Sex Trafficking and Their Implications for Identifying Victims in Healthcare Facilities Annals of Health Law Reproductive control by others: means, perpetrators and effects BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Understanding Commercially Sexually Exploited Youths’ Facilitators and Barriers Towards Contraception Use: I Didn’t Really Have A Choice Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology FCLNY's Emergency Baby Showers & Direct Giveaway Outreach FCLNY conducts emergency baby showers for women & children in need and provides critically needed infant and children's clothing, baby formula, diapers, strollers, toys etc to low-income families. Please reach out if you know of a family in urgent need! Practical Assistance DIAPER BANKS HELP FAMILIES TO HELP CLICK HERE TO HELP CLICK HERE

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY FCLNY organizes and participates in both direct and grassroots lobbying on targeted policy issues as well as coordinated media outreach. FCLNY is non-partisan, but works with diverse ideological and/or religious organizations that align with our goals. New York State Medical Aid in Dying Act Pending in NYS The Medical Aid in Dying Act (MAID) (S138 / A136 ) allows for ‘mentally competent’ ‘terminally ill’ people, beginning at age 18, to request and consume deadly medication that will end their lives. Versions of MAID were first introduced in the New York legislature in 2015, and consistently reintroduced during every subsequent legislative term, including in January of 2025. For the first time in NY history, MAID passed in both legislative chambers. Though it passed the MAID bill has NOT YET been sent to Governor Hochul for review and signature. The Governor must sign the bill-for it to become law, or either veto or ignore the bill-for it to die, once delivered to her, by the end of 2025. The fate of MAID is uncertain. If you're a registered NY voter please reach out to Governor Hochul, and ask her to veto MAID, S138. https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form Please also, download, review, sign and mail the Anti-Maid letter, below, asking Governor Hochul to VETO MAID MAID threatens the horizon and the dignity of human life at its natural end. MAID dehumanizes and devalues the aged, diseased, and disabled. MAID normalizes suicide and decriminalizes assisted suicide. Anti-MAID Letter According to the National Council on Disability “The evidence strongly suggests that … safeguards are circumvented in ways that are harmful to patients.” NY’s pending MAID Act goes far out of its way to forbid referencing death by an intentional dose of lethal medication as a suicide, and to protect accomplices of such suicides from criminal prosecution. MAID clearly supports suicide and excuses assisted suicide for a select group of people. Webster’s dictionary defines suicide as “the act or instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally.” MAID destigmatizes the gravity of suicide and undermines the value of human life. MAID is legal in ONLY eleven U.S. jurisdictions including Oregon , New Mexico , Colorado, and Montana where suicide is a leading cause of death, including among youth . “When assisted suicide is legalized it immediately becomes the cheapest treatment.” If health “insurers deny, or even simply delay approval of expensive life-sustaining treatment, patients can be steered toward hastening their deaths.” "There is robust evidence , taken from different jurisdictions and using a variety of statistical methods, that the total number of self initiated deaths rises significantly where [Assisted Suicide] is legally available, and strong evidence that this has a greater impact on older women.” A growing body of research demonstrates that a significant portion of terminally ill patients consider themselves a burden to family and others. The evidence also identifies "self-perceived burden" as a relevant factor in making end of life and death-hastening decisions. Numerous professional associations and organizations oppose ASSISTED SUICIDE, including, the American Medical Association , World Medical Association , National Council on Disability, and the American Association of People with Disabilities. Update on the Status of Medication Abortion in the U.S. and NYS In FDA vs. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (2024), "The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone, a pill used in the most common way to end a pregnancy." "Thousands of women in states with abortion bans and restrictions are receiving abortion pills in the mail from states that have laws protecting prescribers," including New York. It is currently legal for medical providers and certified retail pharmacies to mail abortion pills to women and girls with a prescription via tele-health in NY. Under the current rules surrounding chemical abortion, pregnant women and girls can "take the medication to induce an abortion through 10 weeks of pregnancy," and without a pre-abortion ultrasound. Read High Court's Opinion Here! The RHA Degrades Women and Dehumanizes Children. New York enacted the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) in January, 2019. This law allows for the killing of viable unborn children, including healthy children in utero, for any reason within 24 weeks of pregnancy. Modern medical science is clear that unborn children can be viable (capable of survival outside the womb) as early as 21 weeks gestation. The RHA permits killing viable unborn children, including healthy children in utero, during the later-second and third trimester of pregnancy for reasons unrelated to a mother's physical health. In NY, approximately 1,600 unborn children are aborted each year at 20+ weeks gestation. Studies show most later-term abortions are 'elective,' performed on healthy pregnant women and healthy unborn children. The RHA did away with NY's longstanding fetal homicide law. Because of the RHA it is no longer a separate crime in NY for abusers to kill viable unborn children, including wanted unborn children, in attacks on their mothers. The RHA allows for an undefined group of health care practitioners to perform abortions, including surgical, second and third trimester abortions. Studies show that even mid-level health care providers that perform abortions have higher rates of “incomplete abortion,” uterine “perforation” and “hemorrhage” than physicians performing abortions. The RHA eradicated NY Public Health Law (PHL) 4164, without enacting any form of replacement. In NY, later-second and third trimester abortions can occur in facilities other than hospitals, ambulatory centers or physicians' offices. According to studies, including, Risk Factors for Legal Induced Abortion-Related Mortality in the United States, the "risk of death" for "women obtaining legally induced abortions" "increase[s] exponentially by 38% for each additional week of gestation.” Further, eliminating PHL 4164 allows for infants who survive abortion to die without adequate "medical care" or without a second physician present to care for that infant. According to the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention children are sometimes born alive during later-term induced abortions. See FCLNY's RHA Report. International World Beyond War Declaration of Peace FCLNY Organizational Signer We seek positive and sustainable peace, founded on justice “We understand that wars and militarism make us less safe rather than protect us, that they kill, injure and traumatize adults, children and infants, severely damage the natural environment, erode civil liberties, and drain our economies, siphoning resources from life-affirming activities. We commit to engage in and support nonviolent efforts to end all war and preparations for war and to create a sustainable and just peace.” Please read and consider signing with us as an individual or organization. Sign as Individual Sign as Organization Joint Appeal for Nuclear Abolition Day FCLNY Organizational Signer Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to humanity and the planet. The Joint Appeal was presented on September 26 to world leaders, including those participating in the UN High Level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament, on September 26. The appeal calls on them to reduce nuclear risks and prevent nuclear war, shift nuclear weapons budgets and investments to protect the environment and meet human and economic needs, and achieve the global elimination of nuclear weapons within a strict timeframe. Other organizational signers include Asia Pacific Leadership Network, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, International Peace Bureau, Movement for the Abolition of War (UK), and Peace Action (USA), among many others. Read the Full Appeal Building a Post-Roe Future FCLNY Organizational Co-S igner It’s time for the pro-life movement to embrace bold, new pro-family policies. We are Pro Life conservatives, moderates, and liberals united in our conviction that every human life has value- including the lives of both the unborn child and that child's mother. Read & Sign Petition

Photo By Guillaume de Germain FCLNY's Adoption Resource Index - NY This index is dedicated to our honorary board chair, Margaret Colin, our inspiration for this project Nine Months of Power Adoption: An Act of Great Love "You have given someone the gift of life and someone else a child to love" -Bianca Bujan, Adoptee Welcome to Feminists Choosing Life of New York’s Adoption Resource Index! This guide contains information on adoption in NY for prospective birth mothers and adoptive parents, as well as a list of NY adoption agencies and NY Department of Social Services (DSS) offices. Our adoption directory also outlines several services and benefits available to prospective birth mothers that are not involved with the foster care system or DSS. It also highlights basic services and benefits for prospective adoptive parents of children either inside or outside of the foster care system. About 18,000 babies in the US are voluntarily placed for domestic infant adoption yearly and each one of them is adopted. An estimated 2 million couples in the US await an infant child to adopt, but only approximately 1% of women in the US will "formally place a child for adoption. Unfortunately, adoption is infrequently presented as an option for women facing unplanned pregnancies. Planned Parenthood offers only one adoption referral for every 81 abortions . Women facing an unplanned pregnancy are far more likely to choose ... abortion than .... adoption. In fact, by a ratio of nearly 50:1, women choose to terminate a pregnancy rather than place that child for adoption. Sadly, approximately 117,000 children await adoption from the foster care system, the overwhelming majority of which are older children. These children are awaiting parents to give them a loving home. These staggering numbers demonstrate the need for more available information and resources to break the stigma surrounding adoption, and to help prospective birth mothers and adoptive parents courageously enter the adoption process. As a pro-life feminist organization, FCLNY seeks to provide women with the real opportunity to CHOOSE the best path for her and her child. We embrace all stages of human life; before birth, infancy, adolescence and adulthood. Our index provides birth mothers with information needed to make the powerful choice of adoption. It also provides potential adoptive parents tools for adopting children from infancy to adolescence. New York State contains voluntary authorized adoption agencies (adoption agencies) throughout the state. NY adoption agencies work with pregnant women potentially interested in serving as birth mothers, women who choose to give birth to their children and to VOLUNTARILY place them with an adoptive parent or parents. They also work with prospective adoptive parents, single or married adults with open hearts looking to adopt children. NY adoption agencies help with the process of adopting children “who may or may not be in foster care.” SEE ADOPTION SERVICES & BENEFITS THE RED LIST OF ADOPTION AGENCIES ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON NON-FOSTER CARE ADOPTIONS. THESE ADOPTION AGENCIES ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR PROSPECTIVE BIRTH MOTHERS WHO ARE NOT INVOLVED WITH THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM OR DSS. THE PINK LIST OF ADOPTION AGENCIES ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON FOSTER-CARE ADOPTIONS, THESE AGENCIES ARE OF IMPORT TO PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS INTERESTED IN ADOPTING CHILDREN WITHIN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. The GREEN list includes DSS offices throughout the state. DSS offices are not adoption agencies, though they work with families interested in adopting children. DSS only helps handle the adoption process of children inside the foster care system. Prospective adoptive parents who wish to adopt children in foster care must first become certified foster care parents. DSS offices and adoption agencies (especially those in PINK below) help with foster care certification and often work together regarding various aspects of the foster care adoption process To better understand the foster parent requirements visit NYS Foster Care . Adoption Agencies and DSS offices are categorized according to Six NYS Regions. For locations near you, please reference this regional map to find your COUNTY. FCLNY utilizes this map for geographical categorization purposes only. This index is a guide, not a comprehensive listing of resources available to birth mother and prospective adoptive parents in New York State. It is provided for informational purposes only. This index is not meant to be an endorsement of any of the resources listed. Click on the NY regional map above or the links below for NY Adoption Agencies near you Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 1 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Adoptions Unrelated to Foster Care Adoption S.T.A.R. 131 John Muir Drive, Amherst, NY 14228 716-639-3900 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Foster Care Adoptions Baker Hall 790 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 14218 716-828-9500 Berkshire Farm Center & Services For Youth 975 Hertel Ave. Buffalo, NY 14216 716-862-4212 Buffalo Urban League 15 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY 14203 716-250-2400 Child and Family Services of Erie County 330 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202 716-842-2750 Gateway Longview 10 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201 296 Monroe St., Buffalo, NY 14212 6350 Main St., Williamsville, NY 14221 716-783-2909 New Directions Youth and Family Services 4511 Harlem Road Amherst, NY 14226 6395 Old Niagara Road, Lockport, NY 14094 356 Main Street ER, Randolph, NY 14772 1750 Pine Ave, Niagara, NY 14772 Parsons Child and Family Center 52 Academy Road Albany, NY 12208 518-426-2600 Department of Social Services Foster Care Adoptions Allegany County DSS 7 Court Street , Belmont, NY 14813 585-268-7612 Cattaraugus County DSS One Leo Moss Drive, Suite 6010 Olean, NY 14760 716-373-8065 Chautauqua County DSS 110 East Fourth Street , Jamestown, NY 14701 716-661-8070 Erie County DSS 95 Franklin Street , Buffalo, NY 14202 716-858-7274 716-858-6973 Genesee County DSS 5130 East Main Street, Suite 3 Batavia, NY 14020 585-344-2580 ext. 6446 585-344-2580 ext. 6414 Niagara County DSS P. O. Box 865, 301 10th St. Niagara Falls, NY 14302 (716) 278-8675 Orleans County DSS 14016 Route 31 West Albion, NY 14411 585-589-3149 Wyoming County DSS P.O. Box 231, 466 North Main Street Warsaw, NY 14569 585-786-8900 Region 2 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Adoptions Unrelated to Foster Care Adoption S.T.A.R. (Headquartered in Buffalo, See Region 1) but provides services in Rochester 585-672-5227 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester (Catholic Family Center) 87 North Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 585-546-7220 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Foster Care Adoptions Berkshire Farm Center & Services For Youth 975 Hertel Ave. Buffalo, NY 14216 716-862-4212 Families Thrive 176 Anderson Ave, Suite F202, Rochester, NY 14607 1 DiPronio Drive, Waterloo, NY 13165 585-232-5110 Hillside Children's Center 1 Mustard Street Rochester, NY 14609 585-256-7500 New Directions Youth and Family Services 4511 Harlem Road Amherst, NY 14226 Northern Rivers Parsons Child and Family Center 52 Academy Road Albany, NY 12208 518-426-2600 Department of Social Services Foster Care Adoptions Chemung County DSS 425-447 Pennsylvania Avenue, Elmira, NY 14902-0588 607-737-5402 Livingston County DSS 1 Murray Hill Drive , Mt. Morris, NY 14510-1699 585-243-7300 Monroe County Department of Human Services 111 Westfall Road, Room 442 , Rochester, NY 14620 585 753-6084 585-753-6468 Ontario County DSS 20 Ontario St. Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-396-4451 Schuyler County DSS 323 Owego Street, Unit 3 , Montour Falls, NY 14865 607-535-8322 Seneca County Division of Human Services 1 DiPronio Drive Waterloo, NY 13165 315-539-1882 315-539-1855 Steuben County DSS 3 East Pulteney Square , Bath, NY 14810 607-664-2106 607-664-2014 Wayne County DSS 77 Water Street , Lyons, NY 14489 315-946-7420 Yates County DSS 417 Liberty Street, Suite 2122, Penn Yann, NY 14527-1118 315-536-5183 315-531-3417 ext. 93 Region 3 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Adoptions Unrelated to Foster Care Adoption S.T.A.R. (Headquartered in Buffalo, See Region 1), but provides services in Syracuse and Binghamton 315- 703- 7511 (Syracuse) 607-330-2158 (Binghampton) Family Connections 156 Port Watson St., PO Box 5555, Cortland, NY 13045 607-756-6574 New Hope Family Services 3519 James Street Syracuse, NY 13206 315-437-8300 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Foster Care Adoptions Berkshire Farm Center & Services For Youth : 2-8 Hawley St. Binghamton, NY 13901 607-772-3123 1065 James St., Syracuse, NY 13206 315-454-4700 Cayuga Home For Children (Cayuga Centers) 1916 Park Avenue, Suite 100, New York, NY 10037 1-800-421-2031 Children’s Home of Wyoming Conference 1182 Chenango St., Binghamton, NY 13901 607-772-6904 Hillside Children's Center 215 Wyoming St., Syracuse, NY 13204 585-256-7500 New Directions Youth and Family Services 4511 Harlem Road Amherst, NY 14226 Parsons Child and Family Center 52 Academy Road Albany, NY 12208 518-426-2600 Department of Social Services Foster Care Adoptions Broome County DSS 36-42 Main Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607-778-2585 Cayuga County Department of Health and Human Services County Office Building, 160 Genesee Street , Auburn, NY 13021 315-253-1360 315-253-1644 Chenango County DSS County Office Building , 5 Court Street , Norwich, NY 13815 607-337-1526 Cortland County DSS 60 Central Avenue , Cortland, NY 13045 607-756-3434 Herkimer County DSS 301 North Washington Street, Suite 2110 , Herkimer, NY 13350 315-867-1216 Jefferson County DSS 250 Arsenal Street , Watertown, NY 13601 315-785-3337 Lewis County DSS 5274 Outer Stowe Street , Lowville, NY 13367 315-376-5746 315-376-5724 Madison County DSS P.O. Box 637, 133 Court Street , Wampsville, NY 13163 315-366-2547 315-366-2880 Oneida County DSS County Office Building , 800 Park Avenue , Utica, NY 13502 315-731-3480 Onondaga County DSS 421 Montgomery Street, 8th Floor , Syracuse, NY 13202 315-435-3185 Oswego County DSS P.O. Box 1320, 100 Spring Street , Mexico, NY 13114 315-963-5382 Saint Lawrence County DSS 6 Judson Street , Canton, NY 13617 315-379-2180 Tioga County DSS P.O. Box 240, 1062 State Route 38 , Owego, NY 13827 607-687-8305 607-687-8442 Tompkins County DSS 320 West State Street , Ithaca, NY 14850 607-274-5259 Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 382 State Route 37 , Akwesasne, NY 13655 518-358-4516 412 State Route 37 , Akwesasne, NY 13655 518-358-2728 Region 4 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Adoptions Unrelated to Foster Care Bethany Christian Services of New Jersey 410 Troy Schenectady Road, Suite 202, Latham, NY 12110 (MIX) 800-238-4269 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany (Community Maternity Services) 27 North Main Avenue, Albany, NY 12203 (MIX) 518-482-8836 Children At Heart Adoption Services, Inc. 44 North Main Street, Mechanicville, NY 12118 910-763-4414 Friends in Adoption 125 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 1-800-982-3678 Heart to Heart Adoptions 40 Beaver Street Albany, NY 12207 Birth parent call 877-437-3424 Adoptive family call 866-712-3678 Spence-Chapin, Services to Families and Children 200 South Pearl Street Albany, New York 12203 212-400-8150 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Foster Care Adoptions Berkshire Farm Center & Services For Youth : 427 New Karner Road, 1st Floor, Albany, NY 12205 160 Fairview Avenue, Suite 814, Hudson, NY 12534 / 518-671-6550 434 Main St. Schoharie, NY 12157 36 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburg, NY 12901 / 518-646-1195 203 Main St. Hudson Falls, NY 12839 / 518-417-9074 13 Lawrence Way, PO Box 235, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 / 518-646-1195 New Directions Youth and Family Services 4511 Harlem Road Amherst, NY 14226 Parsons Child and Family Center 52 Academy Road Albany, NY 12208 518-426-2600 Department of Social Services Foster Care Adoptions Albany County Department for Children, Youth & Families 112 State Street, Suite 400 , Albany, NY 12207 518-447-7568 Clinton County DSS 13 Durkee Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 518-565-3444 518-565-3320 Columbia County DSS P.O. Box 458, 25 Railroad Avenue , Hudson, NY 12534 518-828-9411 ext. 2125 Delaware County DSS 111 Main Street , Delhi, NY 13753 607-832-5300 Essex County DSS 7551 Court Street , Elizabethtown, NY 12932 518-873-3414 518-873-3409 Franklin County DSS 184 Finney Blvd , Malone, NY 12953 518-481-1856 Fulton County DSS P.O. Box 549, 4 Daisy Lane Johnstown, NY 12095 518-736-5615 Greene County DSS 411 Main Street, Suite 238 , Catskill, NY 12414 518-719-3651 Hamilton County DSS P.O. Box 725, 139 White Birch Lane , Indian Lake, NY 12842-0725 518-648-6131 Montgomery County DSS 1301 Piccard Drive, Fonda, NY 12068 518-853-8294 Otsego County DSS 197 Main Street , Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-4355 Rensselaer County DSS 127 Bloomington Drive , Troy, NY 12180 518-833-6144 Saratoga County DSS 152 High Street , Ballston Spa, NY 12020 518-884-4157 Schenectady County DSS 106 Erie Blvd , Schenectady, NY 12305 518-388-4461 Schoharie County DSS 284 Main St., Schoharie, NY 12157 518-295-8751 Warren County DSS 1340 State Route 9 , Lake George, NY 12845 518-761-6287 Washington County DSS 383 Broadway , Fort Edward, NY 12828 518/746-2334 Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 382 State Route 37 , Akwesasne, NY 13655 518-358-4516 412 State Route 37 , Akwesasne, NY 13655 518-358-2728 Region 5 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Adoptions Unrelated to Foster Care Adoptions From The Heart 661 Decker Road, Wallkill, NY 12589 1-888-565-4059 Adoption S.T.A.R. (Headquartered in Buffalo, Region 1) but provides services in Poughkeepsie 845-457-4883 Family & Children’s Agency 600 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 400-20, Harrison, NY 10528 914-834-5806 Family Services of Westchester 2975 Westchester Avenue, Suite 401 Purchase, NY 10577 (914) 937-2320 Forever Families Through Adoption 62 Bowman Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573 (914) 939-1180 Hudson Valley Adoption Services 2 Woodstock Meadows Lane, Suite 280, NY 12498 516-259-3637 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Foster Care Adoptions Cardinal McCloskey School and Home For Children 115 East Stevens Avenue, Suite LL5, Valhalla, NY 10595 (914) 997-8000 Berkshire Farm Center & Services For Youth : 143 Boardman Rd. #1 Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 845-345-9476 45 Dolson Avenue, Suite 4 Middletown, NY 10940 845-262-4693 535 Broad Hollow Rd., Suite B30 Melville, NY 11747 631-420-4444 Downey Side, Inc. 100 Underhill Street, Yonkers, NY 10710 914-222-9498 New Directions Youth and Family Services 4511 Harlem Road Amherst, NY 14226 Parsons Child and Family Center 52 Academy Road Albany, NY 12208 518-426-2600 SCO Family of Services 1 Alexander Place Glen Cove, NY 11542 (516) 671-1253 Department of Social Services Foster Care Adoptions Dutchess County Department of Community & Family Services County Office Building, 60 Market Street , Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 845-486-3012 845- 486-3067 Nassau County DSS 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Suite 160 , Uniondale, NY 11553 516-227-8271 516-227-8273 Orange County DSS 23 Hatfield Lane , Goshen, NY 10924 845-291-2876 Putnam County DSS 110 Old Route 6, Building 2 , Carmel, NY 10512 845-808-1500 ext. 45321 845-808-1500 ext. 45258 Rockland County DSS Building C, Sanatorium Road , Pomona, NY 10970 845-364-2050 845-364-3596 Suffolk County DSS 3085 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 631-854-9117 Sullivan County DSS 16 Community Lane, Liberty, NY 12754 845-292-0100 ext. 2376 Ulster County DSS 1061 Development Court, Kingston, NY 12401 845-334-5174 Westchester County DSS 112 East Post Road, 4th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 914-995-5302 Region 6 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Adoptions Unrelated to Foster Care Adoption S.T.A.R. (Headquartered in Buffalo, Region 1) but provides services in New York City 917-470-9340 Association of Black Social Workers Child Adoption Counseling and Referral Services 1969 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10035 (212) 348-0035 Family Focus Adoption Services : 54-40 Little Neck Parkway, Suite #6, Little Neck, NY 11362 718-224-1919 9 Knight's Circle, Newburgh, NY 12550 845-401-5225 Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia 1180 6th Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY 11036 1.888.673.6276 Spence-Chapin, Services to Families and Children 410 East 92nd Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10128 (212) 369-0300 349 E. 149th St. Bronx, NY 10451 212-400-8150 9525 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212 168-14 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432 212-400-8150 The Alliance for Children 353 West 48th St. 4th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 751-4095 The Gladney Center for Adoption 5 Columbus Circle 11th Floor New York, NY 10019 347-443-5557 Adoption Agencies Primary Focus: Foster Care Adoptions Abbott House 100 North Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533 (914) 591-7300 Berkshire Farm Center & Services For Youth 4419 3rd Avenue, Suite 3C Bronx, NY 10467 718-220-4247 Cardinal McCloskey School and Home For Children 539 Courtlandt Avenue, 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY 10451 (718) 993-7700 Catholic Guardian Services 1780 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10457 718-228-1515 Catholic Guardian Services 1990 Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 718-828-0300 Catholic Guardian Services 34 West 134th Street New York, NY 10037 212-926-1774 Coalition For Hispanic Family Services 315 Wyckoff Avenue, 4rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11237 (718) 497-6090 Forestdale 67-35 112th St., Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 263-0740 Good Shepherd Services 305 7th Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001 212 243 7070 Graham Windham 1946 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457 718-875-1167 Heartshare Human Services of New York 66 Boerum Place Brooklyn, NY 11201-4306 (718) 422-2350 Jewish Child Care Association of New York 555 Bergen Avenue, 4th Floor Bronx, NY 10455 718-742-8550 Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York 630 Flushing Avenue, 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 875-3500 Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York 475 Riverside Drive - Suite #1244 New York, NY 10115 (914) 441-6904 MercyFirst 241 37th Street, Suite 6A, Unit 10 Brooklyn, NY 11232-2417 718.232.1500 New Alternatives for Children 37 West 26th Street New York, NY 10010 212.696.1550 New Directions Youth and Family Services 4511 Harlem Road Amherst, NY 14226 OHEL Children's Home & Family Services 1268 East 14th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230 800-603-6435 Parsons Child and Family Center 52 Academy Road Albany, NY 12208 518-426-2600 Rising Ground 151 Lawrence Street,5th floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 212-602-5862 Saint Dominic's Family Services 853 Longwood Avenue Bronx, NY 10459 845.359.3400 Seamen's Society for Children & Families 50 Bay Street Staten Island, NY 10301 718-447-7740 The Children’s Aid Society 117 West 124th Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10027 212.949.4800 The Children’s Village : 400 E. Fordham Road, 6th Floor Bronx, NY 10468 (718) 220-7701 220 West 143rd Street, New York, NY 10030 212-368-0759 One Echo Hills (off Walgrove Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 914-693-0600 2139 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. New York, NY 10027 212-932-9009 456 Gidney Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550 845-565-2981 The New York Foundling 590 Avenue of the Americans, New York, NY 10011 (212) 633-9300 You Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement 3114 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224 718.372.3003 Department of Social Services Foster Care Adoptions New York City Administration for Children's Services 150 Williams Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038 212-676-WISH (9474) Adoption /KinGAP Subsidy Information Line: (212) 676-2825 Anchor 1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 ADOPTION SERVICES AND BENEFITS FOR PROSPECTIVE BIRTH MOTHERS AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS Anchor 2 In NY you can enter into an open or closed adoption. Open adoptions “allow birth mothers to receive updates and photographs and to visit with the adopted child up until he or she is 18 years old, depending on the facts and circumstances of the birth mother and adoptive parents. Many birth parents find that open adoption allows them to watch their child grow and eliminates many of the “what if” questions that come with closed adoptions.” Closed adoptions disallow contact between the biological mother and adoptive family. Prospective Birth Mothers Comprehensive, life affirming services may be available to birth mothers throughout all nine months of pregnancy and thereafter. Some services are provided for a more limited duration. Please check with adoption agencies for specific details and information. A. Services provided AT NO COST TO BIRTH MOTHERS by adoption agencies and/or adoptive parents that may extend throughout pregnancy and thereafter, may include : WIC Referral. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. This program provides healthy food options, nutrition counseling and breastfeeding support along with money from NY to buy food. SNAP Referral. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a food-related program providing the nutrition and food that is necessary for a healthy pregnancy. Medicaid Referral. Medicaid is affordable or free health insurance for low income-eligible New Yorkers, and includes pregnancy care coverage along with coverage for hospital stays for birth mothers and babies. Maternity Leave Referral . The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides some employees and independent contractors with time off from work to birth a child and recover mentally and physically. Legal - Legal costs and fees related to adoption. Referrals to qualified lawyers in the community for representation and to assure rights are understood and protected. Adoption Options Counseling – Open vs. Closed Adoptions. Wrap-Around Supportive Counseling - May include mental and emotional health counseling or support and referrals to other professionals. Empowerment Services – Profiles provided of potential adoptive parents and opportunities to choose the child’s family. Housing Referral – Assistance and referrals to appropriate housing. Medical and hospital fees related to the birth of the child. Post Adoption Contact Agreement Services – Assistance ensuring legal agreements are honored in open adoptions. B. More Services AT NO COST TO BIRTH MOTHERS . The reasonable and actual costs of the following may be covered by adoptive parents - - 60 days prior to birth or approximately 30 days thereafter: Transportation. (Pregnancy related) Maternity clothing. Clothing for the child. Housing. Prospective Adoptive Parents The adoption process in NY tends to follow general guidelines for families looking to adopt children inside or outside the foster care system via an adoption agency. If after careful consideration prospective adoptive parents decide to adopt, the first step is to choose an adoption agency. The agency helps the family throughout the adoption process which involves, among other things, a home study and assistance with safely matching a child with the family. Once the adoption is complete, the agency helps the family find any post-adoption services they may need. For more comprehensive information regarding the process visit NYS Adoption Services . A. Grant Opportunities Gift of Adoption The goal of this grant is “to remove prohibitive financial barriers and make possible the adoptions of some of the most vulnerable children in the U.S,” who may or may not be foster care children. Adoptions can be expensive and this grant enables families, including grandparents and other kin, to adopt needy children by providing funds throughout the adoption. For more information regarding this grant, click on the link above. Prospective Adoptive Parents (DSS/Foster Care) A. Services/Benefits All costs of adoption , including legal costs, are paid for by NYS and federal funds for parents who adopt children inside the foster care system. Adoption Subsidies (monthly maintenance payments) may be available for parents who adopt children inside the foster care system that are ‘handicapped’ or ‘hard to place.’

We're excited to share our new library, featuring a diverse selection of resources designed to support and educate our nonprofit community. Our carefully curated collection includes books in the following categories: Pro-Life Feminism Consistent Life Ethic Early American Movements Political Spiritual & More! The library is located at FCLNY headquarters: 1545 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14610. To reserve a book, simply email us at info@fclny.org and we will arrange a date/time for pick-up.  Please note, books should be returned within 12 weeks. If a book is not returned by the specified date, FCLNY kindly requests that it be purchased at its current value Additionally, books cannot be mailed for reservation. Happy reading! CLICK HERE to Explore FCLNY's Library! Essential Pro-Life Feminist Literature Essential Pro-Life Feminist Books Pity for Evil: Suffrage, Abortion, and Women’s Empowerment in Reconstruction America by Madeleine McDowell and Monica Klem Encounter Books/Nov 2023 Peace Begis in the Womb : Reflections from a Pro-Life Feminist by Marilyn Kopp AuthorHouse/May 2023 The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century, by Louise Perry Polity/May 2022 Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All by Amiee Murphy New City Press/2022 Wholist ic Feminism: Healing the Identity Crisis Caused by the Women's Movement By Leah A. Jacobson Lumen Press/June 2021 The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision By Erika Bachiochi University of Notre Dame Press/July 2021 The Family Roe By Joshua Prager W. W. Norton & Company/September 2021 Broken Bonds: Surrogate Mothers Speak out By Jennifer Lahl Spinifex Press/April 2019 Resisting Throwaway Culture By Charles C. Camosy New City Press/May 2019 Consistent Life: The Young Advocates Guide to Living Peace and Justice Daily By Mary Grace Coltharp and Aimee Murphy Independently Published/September 2018 The Abolition of Woman Fiorella Nash Ignatius Press/July 2018 Segregation’s Science: Eugenics and Society in Virginia By Gregory Michael Dorr University of Virginia Press/March 2018 Women Against Abortion By Karissa Haugeberg University of Illinois Press/May 2017 At Play in the Lion's Den: A Biography of Daniel Berrigan by Jim Forest Orbis Books/2017 Nothing is Impossible By Scott Schaeffer Duffy Haleys/February 2016 Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-life Movement before Roe V Wade By Daniel K. Williams Oxford Press/ January 2016 Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion By Rachel MacNair, Ph.D. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform/May 2016 Not Equal: Civil Rights Gone Wrong by Ryan Bomberger Bara Publishing/2016 Beyond the Abortion Wars By Charles C.Camosy Eerdmans Publishing Co./March 2015 Subverted By Sue Ellen Browder Ignatius Press/2015 Jim Wallis on How to Win the War on Poverty Elise Daniels Article/January 2014 Active Non-Violence: The Way of Personal Peace By Gerard A Vanderhaar Wipf and Stock/September 2013 Unplanned By Abby Johnson Ignatius Press/January 2011 Non-Violence in Theory and Practice By Barry L. Gann and Robert L. Holmes Waveland Pr. Inc,/ December 2011 The Psychology of Peace By Rachel MacNair, Ph.D Praeger/November 2011 Achieving Peace in the Abortion War By Rachel MacNair, Ph.D (Feminism and Nonviolent Studies Association) iUniverse/December 2008 Consistently Opposing Killing: From Abortion to Assisted Suicide, the Death Penalty, and War Edited by Rachel MacNair and Stephen Zunes Praeger/April 2008 Working for Peace: a Handbook on Practical Psychology By Rachel MacNair, Ph.D Impact/ July 2006 The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life Ramesh Ponnuru Regnery Publishing/April 2006 Mairead Corrigan And Betty Williams: Partners for Peace in Northern Ireland By George Mitchell and Susan Muaddi Darraj Chelsea House Publications/October 2006 Building Bridges: The Pro-life Movement and the Peace Movemen t By Steve Levicoff Toviah Press/January 2001 American Proverbs about Women By Lois Kerschen Greenwood/June 1998 Swimming Against the Tide By Angela Kennedy Four Courts Press/June 1997 Pro-life Feminism: Yesterday and Today By Rachel MacNair, Mary Krane Derr, Linda Naranjo Huebl Sulzburger and Graham Publishing Ltd,/ November 1995 Gandhi’s Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolence Erik Erikson W.W. Norton and Co./April 1993 Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States By Helen Prejean, SSJ Random House/1993 Essential Pro-Life Feminist Articles coming soon! Essential Pro-Life Feminist Classics Dear Sister Feminist... Letter between Evelyn Judge & Mary Krane Derr, 1089 Parting the Waters Taylor Branch Simon and Schuster/ 1989 Swords into Plowshares By Art Laffin and Anne Montgomery Harper and Row/1987 Seeds of Peace: A Catalogue of Quotations By Jeanne Larson and Madge Micheels-Cyrus New Society Publishers/October 1986 Rachel Weeping: the Case against Abortion By James Burtchael HarperCollins/April 1984 Handbook for Conscientious Objectors By Robert Seeley Central Committee for Conscientious Objection/1981 The Non-Violent Alternative By Thomas Merton Farrarr, Straus, Giroux/June 1981 Abortion and Social Justice Edited by Thomas W. Hilgers and Dennis J. Horan Sheed and Ward/1972 Gandhi and Non-Violence By Thomas Merton New Directions/May 1965 All Men are Brothers By Mahatma Gandhi Jitendra T. Desai Navajivan Mudranalaya, Ahemadabad-380014 India/ 1960

Photo by: Defense Visual Information Distribution THE PRO-LIFE FEMINIST FCLNY publishes and distributes quarterly e-newsletters and periodic e-updates regarding its mission driven activities. Our newsletters and updates highlight FCLNY's educational efforts and calls to action in each of its SEVEN purpose inspired endeavors: Community Encounters, Scholarly Events, Film Involvement, Media Outreach, Grassroots Campaigns, Projects That Empower and Legislative Advocacy. Stay in The Loop Yes, Susan B. Anthony was Pro-Life Published in the Wall Street Journal Read the article here Suffrage Movement ~ Historical Background Restellism/Abortion Racism "Suffragists believed that greater independence of women would eliminate or at least greatly reduce poverty, rape, and prostitution. They believed these evils produced women’s desire to abort their children. Women’s enfranchisement would provide education and employment opportunities, change divorce laws related to drunken husbands, and take away the stigma of single motherhood. Having access to the vote would ‘scourge the evil of abortion’. " Susan B. Anthony was way ahead of the curve in propelling the nation's advancements in human rights for all human beings. Her newspaper, The Revolution, loudly and consistently supported suffrage for black women and condemned racism. Read more Read more The Pro-Life Feminist E-Newsletter Click on i mage to view and arrows to scroll 2025 September September August August August June June June June May April April April April March March February February January January 2024 December December December November November November October October (2x) October (2x) October October September September August July July July July July June June June May May May 2023 Annual Highlights E-Newsletters December December December November November November November November November October October October September September August July July July July June June June June May May 2022 Annual Highlights E-Newsletters December November October October September 2022 August August August June June June May May April March March February February February January January 2021 Annual Highlights E-Newsletters December November November October September August July July July June June June April April February February January January 2020 Annual Highlights E-Newsletters December December October August August July March February January 2019 Annual Highlights E-Newsletters October October September August May April March February January 2018 November November November October September August August June June May May May May April

Press Releases Grassroots Feminist Voices Feminist Divide Over Issue of Abortion FCLNY and Rochester Community Betterment Join Forces on Women's Equality Day Reproductive Health Act Feminists Oppose the Reproductive Health Act Feminists Oppose Abortion Expansion in NYS Budget Feminists Applaud the NYS Senate Health Committee for Defeating the Reproductive Health Act and Oppose Its Passage as a Hostile Amendment Liberal Feminists Oppose Reproductive Health Act and RHA-like Bills Pending Across the US RHA Contains Gosnell-like Components

SISTER COALITIONS FCLNY's Sister Coalitions recognize all or one or more components of the Consistent Life Ethic The Consistent Life Network, Inc, embraces and promotes every aspect of the Consistent Life Ethic. FCLNY is a long-standing member of the Consistent Life Network, Inc. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CONSISTENT LIFE NETWORK, INC. We are committed to the protection of life, which is threatened in today's world by war, abortion, poverty, racism, the death penalty and euthanasia. We believe that these issues are linked under a 'consistent ethic of life'. We challenge those working on all or some of these issues to maintain a cooperative spirit of peace, reconciliation, and respect in protecting the unprotected. For a full listing of over 200 member organizations, visit the Consistent Life Network here . The following is a partial listing of organizations that focus on one or more principles of the Consistent Life Ethic. AGAPE Community All Our Lives American Association of Pro Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists American Friends Service Committee American Life League American Solidarity Party Americans United for Life Amici, C.PP.S., Garner, NC And Then There Were None Back from the Brink Brian Muha Foundation Buddhist Vihara Society Canticle Farm Casa De Paz y Bien Catholic Mobilizing Network Center For Action and Contemplation Choice42 CNY Solidarity Coalition Conservatives Concer ned About the Death Penalty Defend Life Democrats for Life of America Durham Mennonite Church Embrace Grace Equal Justice USA Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Expectant Mother Care Frontline Feminism and Nonviolence Studies Association Feministas de la Nueva Ola Feminists for Life of America Feminists for Nonviolent Choices Global Centurion Guiding Star Project Heartbeat International Human Coalition Human Life Alliance Human Life In ter national Human Life Review I am Pro- Life, Focus on the Family Intercommunity Justice & Peace Center International Life Services Issues4 Life Jonah Ho use Jubilee Partners Justice and Peace Commission Live Action Life Issues Institute Life Matters Worldwide Love Will End Abortion Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Maternity and Early Childhood Foundation Meehan Reports on Life Issues M.K. Gandhi Institute for N onViolence National Association of Pro Life Nurses National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penal ty New Wave Feminists New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide New Yorkers fo r Life Not Dead Yet PAX Christi USA Disabilities Perspectives Corporation Pharmacists for Life Physicians for Compassionate Care Physicians for Life Priests for Life Pro Black Pro Life Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians ( PLAGAL) Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) PROLIFE Across AMERICA Pro-Life Pare nts Pro-Life San Fra nsisco Project Rachel Raleigh Menno nite Church Reach the Children Rehumanize International Right to Life National Right to Life New York Save the Storks Secular ProLife Silent No More Awareness Campaign Sojourners Students for Life of America Syracuse Peace Co uncil The Thomas More Society The Radiance Foundation WholeLife Movemen t Woodc rest World Youth Allian ce World Beyon d War 8th Day Center for Justice 40 Days for Life

A Women's Guide to Healthcare NY is a collaborative effort of FCLNY, Feminists for Nonviolent Choices and the Consistent Life Network. WGH's brochure and phone apps. provide a listing of health services available to women & children in NY, including families of low income. The healthcare services listed are provided at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Unlike Planned Parenthood, FQHCs do not provide abortion. FQHCs accept Medicaid & Medicare, offer health insurance support & language translation services. FCLNY & FFNVC are working to expand WGH NY State-Wide. The following services may be available at select locations, pregnancy testing, ob/gyn care, birth control (including natural family planning), prenatal care, STD/HIV testing, cervical cancer screening & breast exams, mammograms, pediatrics, family medicine, mental health counseling (including for depression, anxiety, and domestic violence victimization), and substance abuse assessment and referral. DOWNLOAD BROCHURE NOW Download & Share Women's Guide to Healthcare NY Phone Apps. WGH APPLE PHONE APP. WGH ANDROID PHONE APP. The WGH NY is a guide, not a comprehensive listing of all medical services available to women in WNY. It is provided for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be an endorsement of any FQHCs or their services.