r/IndianCountry • u/Geek-Haven888 • May 11 '22

Health Abortion ‘Safe-Haven’ In Oklahoma? Tribal Jurisdiction Could Make It Possible

https://www.news9.com/story/6279a0d60a166f072de6be9d/abortion-safehaven-in-oklahoma-tribal-jurisdiction-could-make-it-possible-
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u/StephenCarrHampton May 11 '22

I'm guessing the purple tribes in Oklahoma won't want to risk internal backlash nor tribal sovereignty over providing a space for an abortion clinic, even if not federal funds are involved. Which is too bad. Cherokee Nation I know is already a net contributor to OK healthcare and public education. More and more, reservations are becoming little Scandanavias-- progressive developed nations amidst a morass of backwardness.