Them's Fightin' Words

The first woman leader of the Oglala Sioux has been ousted from her post for proposing an abortion clinic on the Pine Ridge reserveration. Apparently the tribal council considered her definance of an unconstitutional law an impeachable offense. S. Dakota passed a horrifying abortion ban that is the sickest, most anti-woman law in the nation, with no exception for rape, incest or the health of the mother. The deposed leader says she will challenge the action. You can't keep a good woman down.


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