Fire Thunder: Women's Rights Critical

“Women should be taught to respect their bodies,” Fire Thunder, ousted leader of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, said Monday in an address kicking off Ethnic Studies Week at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“For too long, the voices of women have been silenced.”

Women should take pride in puberty and pregnancy, she said, because there are few things more honorable than bringing a child into the world. But, diving headfirst into the controversial topic that led to her impeachment last summer, Fire Thunder added: “I believe in a woman’s right to choose.”

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Her argument: Abstinence-only education doesn’t work and government regulation of women’s bodies is wrong.