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Oglala Sioux Defy SD abortion ban

By noemie maxwell
Fri Mar 24, 2006 at 10:11:14 AM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Off topic

When Governor Mike Rounds (of South Dakota) signed HB 1215 into law it effectively banned all abortions in the state with the exception that it did allow saving the mother's life. There were, however, no exceptions for victims of rape or incest. 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.

"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."

The address to send donations?

Oglala Sioux Tribe
ATTN: President Fire Thunder
P. O. Box 2070
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

OR: and this may be preferred, due to mail volume:

ATTN: PRESIDENT FIRE THUNDER
PO BOX 990
Martin, SD 57751

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Oglala Sioux Defy SD abortion ban | 3 comments (3 topical)

Isn't that just the coolest thing? N/T

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by cmk on Fri Mar 24, 2006 at 12:41:11 PM PST

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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - 3

things I see everyday.

I see the bad crappa-loo the thugs are pulling off, each week out doing the last week, CUZ

the DC Dems are so busy with hiding that the thugs might as well do what they want (this is The Ugly)

The Good - (The Great, The Wonderful, The Inspiring ... )

Stories like this - people who aren't gonna roll over for these sons of bitches.

I'll put this diary on my list of stuff for people to look into when I doorbell, for those who want to try to do something.

rmm.

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by rmdSeaBos on Fri Mar 24, 2006 at 07:35:38 PM PST

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sovereignty .. good place to start

I have read only briefly the headlines on S.Dakota law banning abortions in the state. Pleased to read your report of the Oglala Sioux Tribe raising an issue of sovereignty...hope it gains some traction. It's not a frontal assault on the supposed 'morality' of the issue as much as perhaps a strategical approach. Hoping you will keep up with this story, Noemie, and thanks.

On the Surge in Iraq "--we have set the bar so low it's buried in the sand at this point." - Barack Obama

by Lietta Ruger on Fri Mar 24, 2006 at 11:03:59 AM PST

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Oglala Sioux Defy SD abortion ban | 3 comments (3 topical)

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