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Dozens Rally in Syracuse Calling for Investigation into Planned Parenthood

July 28, 2015 | WRVO

"Whether they’re being properly processed, and is there consent truly for the women," said Rex. "Do they know what they are agreeing to, and are they being told?”

Rally Held in Rochester Against Planned Parenthood After Release of Video

July 28, 2015 | 10 WHEC

A rally against Planned Parenthood was held in Rochester on Tuesday after a video was released allegedly showing Planned Parenthood workers discussing how they provide aborted fetal organs for research.

Protesters Gather Outside Planned Parenthood in Rochester

July 28, 2015 | 8 WROC

"We are calling for an investigation and de-funding of Planned Parenthood by our government and governments across the country. Nine states have already started investigations and eleven have already de-funded Planned Parenthood, so that's our ultimate goal," said Caroline Bennett

People Rally Outside of Planned Parenthood in Syracuse, Protesting Federal Funding

July 28, 2015 | Time Warner Cable News

"No 501(c)3 should be getting money to fund this kind of thing and they're already making a profit off of it also," said FFNVC organizer Kristen Gantley-Chavez.

Dozens March on Planned Parenthood in Syracuse, Outraged by Fetal Tissue Video

July 28, 2015 | Syracuse Post Standard

"I'm hoping it has changed a lot,'' said Kristen Gantley-Chavez, a member of Feminists for Nonviolent Choices. "It's just appalling.''

Protesters Slam Planned Parenthood at Rally

July 28, 2015 | Democrat & Chronicle

Carol Crossed, a board member for Feminists for Nonviolent Choices, said the day was not about condemnation, but love. “Nonviolence allows anger at the deed, but not anger at the opponent,” she said.

Can You Be Pro-Life and Feminist?

July 22, 2015 | You On Top

Intern Karla Lott & board member Meg Smerbeck were interviewed for a discussion on pro-life feminism.

Letter-Writer is Concerned With Legal Abortion...

April 6, 2015 | Syracuse Post Standard

*This article was written in response to FFNVC's article about human trafficking and abortion, available here*

Margaret Colin Featured at Feminist Event

March 12, 2015 | Democrat & Chronicle

Carol Crossed, one of the group's founders and a current board member, says Colin was an apt choice to emcee the event.

Smashing the Stereotypes: Alliance of "Nontraditional" Pro-Lifers Launches at March for Life

February 3, 2015 | Townhall

#ProLifeAllies is a new coalition of both organizations and individual pro-lifers aiming to be more welcoming to all who identify as being pro-life, regardless of religious beliefs (or lack thereof), sexuality, or other political affiliations. Coalition members present at the press conference included: Feminists for Nonviolent Choices...

Joining The Other Side

February 2015 | Contributoria

“Peace cannot be attained by factions,” said Aimee Murphy, announcing the new alliance between Feminists for Non-Violent Choices...  

New Alliance Aims to Broaden Culture of Life

January 26, 2015 | America

Pro-Life Allies, a coalition of "nontraditional" organizations that have banded together for the protection of the unborn, held its first news conference an hour before the March for Life rally began.

Local Feminist Group Joins March for Life

January 22, 2015 | Rochester D & C

Feminists for Nonviolent Choices protests any violence against human beings, said board president Mary Dahl Maher, who attended the march in collaboration with Pro-Life Allies, a coalition of agencies against abortion that strive to break stereotypes of the fanatical pro-lifer.

Pro-lifers Back Suit Against UPS

December 2, 2014 | Lifesite News

More than two dozen organizations from across the political spectrum came together to support a mother suing her former employer for discrimination during her pregnancy.

Restoring Lost Names, Recapturing Lost Dignity

November 27, 2014 | New York Times

When asked why she has committed herself to this uphill task, Ms. Spellecy paused to compose herself. With her eyes wet from tears, she said: “Every stage of life is very sacred. Life deserves to be remembered, and revered, and memorialized.”

Stealing Susan B.?

November 19, 2014 | CITY Newspaper

Carol Crossed, a Rochester resident and founder of the New York chapter of Feminists for Life and a well-known activist in the anti-abortion movement, says that Anthony's opposition to abortion is clear.

Luncheon Highlights Women's Rights, Abortion Debate

October 29, 2014 | Rochester D & C

While many abortion rights supporters hold up the issue as a basic women's right to choose, it is a violation of the human right of the fetus, said Carol Crossed of Feminists for Non-Violent Choices in Rochester.

What is a Pro-Life Feminist?

October 8, 2014 | The Pro-Life Youth

One of my favorite pro-life organizations is Feminists for Non-Violent Choices (ffnvc.org). They represent true feminism. I love the diversity in this movement, absolutely anybody can be pro-life and speak for the weak.

Gendercide a Brutal Measure of Social Control in China

October 3, 2014 | Star Review

More than 160 million females have been eliminated from Asia’s population owing to sex-selective abortion, according to Feminists for Non-Violent Choices.

Voices for the Voiceless

September 26, 2014 | UB Spectrum

UB Students for Life [& FFNVC] hosted Littlejohn, founder and president of WRWF, who spoke about “gendercide” – the act of sex-selective abortions based on the gender of the unborn child – forced sterilizations and forced abortions in China.

ERLC Seeks Protection of Pregnant Workers

September 24, 2014 | Baptist Press

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief filed Sept. 11 that calls for the justices to uphold employment safeguards in the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). Among pro-life organizations joining the ERLC on the brief were... Feminists for Nonviolent Choices

Feminists Excluded From Peace Parade for Being Pro-Life

May 28, 2014 | Live Action News

The pro-life organization Feminists for Nonviolent Choices (FFNVC) became a victim of Metro Justice’s dichotomous view of peace when they were excluded from the organization’s peace parade earlier this week.

Catholic Social Teaching & Pro-Life Feminism

May 24, 2014 | Her Campus

Feminists for Non-Violent Choices is an organization that promotes not only a pro-life pro-woman ethic, but also holds stances against human trafficking, the death penalty, and war.

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