March 29, 2006

Cecilia Fire Thunder, Chief of the Oglala Sioux

When South Dakota outlawed abortion, even in the case of rape and incest, the American Taliban scored another victory against women's rights.

That is why we were heartened to learn from a reader that Cecilia Fire Thunder, Chief of the Oglala Sioux, decided that tribal reservation law would allow her to offer sanctuary to women seeking choice.

"To me, it is now a question of sovereignty," Chief Thunder 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."

In the face of these ignorant, Neanderthal South Dakota men -- who, along with their anti-choice brethren, will never understand childbirth nor abortion until they experience it themselves -- a Native American woman stands up for the Constitution and a women's right to choose.

For providing leadership during a time of cowardice in Washington, DC, Cecilia Fire Thunder, you truly merit this week's BuzzFlash "Wings of Justice Award."

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Nominated by: Dennis Courtney of Brookeville, MD

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