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Sioux leader vows to open Planned Parenthood Clinic
March 23, 2006 |
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The leader of the Oglala Sioux plans to open a Planned Parenthood Clinic on her South Dakota reservation:
The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, was incensed. A former nurse and healthcare giver she was very angry that a state body made up mostly of white males, would make such a stupid law against women.[Indianz.com]“To me, it is now a question of sovereignty,†she said to me last week. “I will personally establish a Planned Parenthood clinic on my own land which is within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation where the State of South Dakota has absolutely no jurisdiction.â€
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Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.
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