Criminalization of self-managed abortion | In effect

Restrictions South Carolina began enforcing its 6-week abortion ban[1]S.C. Code Ann. §§ 44-41-610 et seq.; Planned Parenthood S. Atl. v. Wilson, No. 3:18-02078-MGL (D.S.C. Jun. 27, 2022) (lifting preliminary injunction); Planned Parenthood S. Atl. v. South Carolina, … Continue reading following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. […]

Governance American Samoa is unique among the five unincorporated territories. It is governed by an executive order, which vests significant authority for administration of American Samoa in the Secretary of the Interior, so long as the Secretary’s actions are “in harmony with applicable law.”[1]Exec. Order No. 10,264, Transfer of the Administration of American Samoa from […]