American Samoa § 46.3902 - Unlawful abortion.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 46.3902 — Unlawful abortion., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.3902. Unlawful abortion.
(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful abortion if he uses any instrument or device or prescribes or administers any medicine, drug, or other substance which is likely to produce an abortion of a pregnant woman, with purpose to produce an abortion unless the abortion is authorized under 46.3903. (b) The defendant has the burden of injecting the issue of authorized abortion. (c) Unlawful abortion is a class D felony. Research Guide: MPCC 13.090.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.3902 ("Unlawful abortion.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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