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If the news that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to overturn Roe v. Wade is accurate, states will soon have control over the ability for people to access legal abortions. That will further restrict abortions for many Native folx who already face major obstacles to the procedure. At the same time, many Native individuals hold to the belief that abortions go against tradition and should not be available anywhere. We get a view of what the pending reality for abortion rights means from a Native perspective.
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Aila Hoss, assistant professor of law at the University of Tulsa.
Charon Asetoyer (Comanche), executive director and CEO of the Native American Community Board
Nicole Martin (Navajo, Laguna, Chiricahua Apache, Zuni), co-founder and sex educator of Indigenous Women Rising
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