Supreme Court Ruling Affirms States and Territories Decide for Themselves

Statement

Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata released the following statement to clarify what the Supreme Court ruling regarding abortion means for American Samoa:

"The Supreme Court on Friday ruled the U.S. Constitution provides neither a right nor a barrier to an abortion. The Court did not ban abortion; it left the decisions regarding if, when, where, and how the procedure may or may not take place to individual state and territory legislatures, as they enact laws according to their community values. The decision clears the way for each state and territory to enact any parameters that it may choose within constitutional limits."

Faamaonia i le fa'ai'uga a le Fa'amasinoga Sili le filifili e le Teritori lana fa'ai'uga e finagalo ai

"O le saunoaga lea a le Afioga a Uifa'atali Amata e fa'amanino ai le tulaga mo Amerika Samoa e tusa ai ma le fa'ai'uga a le Fa'amasinoga Sili e uiga i le faapa'u o le fanau po'o le manunu o le toala (se'i tulou). E le i vaoia e le Fa'amasinoga le faapa'u o le fanau; na nuunuu e le faamasinoga le filifiliga e faia i ai finagalo o fono faitulafono a setete ma teritori e tusa pe a fai, o le fea le itu aso, le nofoaga, ma le tulaga pe faapefea ona faataunuu pe le faataunuuina foi le taualumaga, a o faatulaga tulafono e tusa ma itu e taua i finagalo o a latou atunuu taitoatasi.

Ua avea lea filifiliga ma avanoa mo Setete ma Teritori e fai ai a latou tulafono faatatau e finagalo ai."

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