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Follow on Google News | MPV Joins Major Mainstream Religious Leaders In Support Of White House On Contracetpive CoverageLos Angeles, CA – February 9, 2012 – Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) joins major mainstream religious leader in supporting the White House on contraceptive coverage in health care reform.
Tel: 703-901-0720 Email: info@mpvusa.org Muslims For Progressive Values Joins Major Mainstream Religious Leaders In Support Of White House On Contraceptive Coverage In Health Care Reform. Los Angeles, CA – February 8, 2012 – Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) joins major mainstream religious leader in supporting the White House on contraceptive coverage in health care reform. Other organizations supporting the reform that upholds a woman’s right to reproductive justice include Catholics for Choice, The National Council for Jewish Women, The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and The Religious Institute. Muslims for Progressive Values has long been a supporter of women’s rights and continues to do so in joining other major religious organizations in issuing a statement in support of the White House health care reform which mandates insurance coverage for contraceptive services regardless of religious affiliation. We agree that a religious institution should not be allowed to impose its values over a woman’s reproductive rights. While exception has been allowed for those institutions that are purely sectarian, this arrangement reflects MPV’s principle of the separation of religious and State authorities. MPV operates on Ten Principles of which number six reads: “Women’s Rights: We support women’s agency and self-determination in every aspect of their lives. We believe in women’s full participation in society at every level. We affirm our commitment to reproductive justice and empowering women to make healthy decisions regarding their bodies, sexuality and reproduction.” Muslims for Progressive Values, along with the leaders of these national Christian, Jewish and Muslim organizations, affirm: “We stand with President Obama and Secretary Sebelius in their decision to reaffirm the importance of contraceptive services as essential preventive care for women under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and to assure access under the law to American women, regardless of religious affiliation. We respect individuals’ Signed, Catholics for Choice, Jon O'Brien, President Central Conference of American Rabbis, Rabbi Jonathan Stein, President Concerned Clergy for Choice, Rabbi Dennis Ross, Director Disciples Justice Action Network, Rev. Dr. Ken Brooker Langston, Director Episcopal Divinity School, The Very Reverend Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale, President Episcopal Women's Caucus, Rev. Dr Elizabeth Kaeton, Convener Hadassah, Marcie Natan, National President Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, Robert Barkin, Interim Executive Vice President Jewish Women International, Lori Weinstein, Executive Director Methodist Federation for Social Action, Jill Warren, Executive Director Muslims for Progressive Values, Ani Zonneveld, President National Council of Jewish Women, Nancy Kaufman, CEO Planned Parenthood Clergy Advisory Board, Rev. Jane Emma Newall, Chair Rabbinical Assembly, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, Rev. Steve Clapp, Chair Religious Institute, Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner, Executive Director Society for Humanistic Judaism, M. Bonnie Cousens, Executive Director The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Rabbi Steven Wernick, CEO Union Theological Seminary, Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, President Unitarian Universalist Association, Rev. Peter Morales, President United Church of Christ, Rev. Geoffrey Black, General Minister and President To learn more about MPV please visit www.mpvusa.org. # # To arrange for an interview of Ani Zonneveld please contact her at 323-842-2869 (PST) or ani@mpvusa.org Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) is a 501 (c) (3) founded in 2007. MPV asserts that Islam is inherently progressive, inclusive and egalitarian which is an understanding that informs the ten principles by which the organization is guided. In the short years since its inception, MPV has expanded to include chapter and affiliates in Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta and Philadelphia as well as in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada. More information can be found at www.mpvusa.org. # # # Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) is a 501 (c) (3) founded in 2007. MPV has chapters and affiliates in Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta and Philadelphia as well as in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada. More information at www.mpvusa.org. End
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