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  • South Dakota Indian Tribe Will Open Abortion Business if Ban Becomes Law

    03/23/2006 4:46:45 PM PST · by sgent · 131 replies · 3,442+ views
    Lifenews.com ^ | March 23, 2006 | Steven Ertelt
    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...