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A group of 23 Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders countered Boehner’s argument, saying in a joint statement Wednesday that they stand with President Obama and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in their decision to expand birth control coverage for women.

“We believe that women and men have the right to decide whether or not to apply the principles of their faith to family planning decisions, and to do so they must have access to services,” the group said. “Hospitals and universities across the religious spectrum have an obligation to assure that individuals’ conscience and decisions are respected and that their students and employees have access to this basic health care service. We invite other religious leaders to speak out with us for universal coverage of contraception.”

I support the president’s action on Birth control, and I hope all that do, make a their voices heard. You saw how powerful pubic outcry can be in the last couple weeks with the end of SOPA and fight to save Planned Parenthood. This has nothing to do with religious freedoms and everything to do with Women’s rights. It is the 21st century, birth control is not religious, it provides women and men for that matter choice-Freedom, and the ability to have birth control should not be tied to wealth or the ability to pay for it.