“To me, it is now a question of sovereignty.” President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, says “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.”
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Yes, and booo to the (ahem) in the South Dakota legislature. I sure hope we’ve got our government on a short leash up here.
March 24th, 2006
Hmm, guess Angela hasn’t heard of Bountiful.
March 24th, 2006
Thank you for sharing this story. It’s sanity-saving to read about people taking a stand against the christo-facist-driven back-ass-wards stupidity currently gripping the US.
March 24th, 2006
gah, i left my comment on the wrong post! holly, thanks for pointing this out. here is a link to fire thunder’s contacts, and you can send a check for her pph clinic.
http://kathrynt.livejournal.com/366823.html
March 30th, 2006