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Friday, March 24, 2006
South Dakota Indian Tribe Will Open Abortion Business if Ban Becomes Law
South Dakota Indian Tribe Will Open Abortion Business if Ban Becomes Law

Pierre, SD (LifeNews.com) -- A South Dakota Indian tribe is throwing a monkey wrench into the state's plans to ban virtually all abortions in the state.
 
Should the ban become law, one tribe says it will open up an abortion business on their tribal lands, which wouldn't be subjected to the abortion ban.
 
Cecilia Fire Thunder, president of the Oglala Sioux tribe of South Dakota, says Sioux nation sovereignty means the new ban doesn't apply. As a result, she said she will lead an effort to build a Planned Parenthood abortion center at the Pine Ridge Reservation. “To me, it is now a question of sovereignty,” she said. “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."
 
However, Clementine Little Hawk Hernandez, the founder of Indians for Life, says Native Americans historically favor pro-life values.
 
"Our native people have such a rich tradition which is at its heart the love and respect for all life," Hernandez said. "It's truly amazing how pro-life our Native People are."
 
TAKE ACTION
Voice your opposition - write a letter!
 
Oglala Sioux Tribe,
ATTN: President Fire Thunder,
P. O. Box 2070,
Pine Ridge, SD
57770
 
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Written at 2:47 AM by Luminaria2112.
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