Indigenous tribes push back on calls to open abortion clinics on federal lands – By Sophia Cai & Shawna Chen (Axios) / June 30, 2022
Representatives for some Indigenous tribes tell Axios they have no plans to set up abortion clinics on their lands and would take offense at any non-Native Americans, including progressives, telling them what to do.
The big picture: The Biden administration has made clear it has no plans to pursue such moves, telling progressives who leaned on them to set up abortion clinics on federal land in red states that they’re underestimating the legal risks and other complications.
- Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN, “It’s not, right now, what we are discussing.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters there are “dangerous ramifications” to providing abortions on federal lands.
- But tribal leaders and legal experts are speaking out as well to ensure their position is clear.
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