{
  "code": "US-AS",
  "name": "American Samoa",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "limited",
  "black_letter": "American Samoa Code Annotated materials do not provide a clear published informal AI donor non-parentage statute. Parentage questions may blend territorial code, customary considerations, and U.S. common-law influence. Map status: Unknown. Counsel experienced in AS practice is essential; do not assume mainland UPA rules apply.",
  "ai_informal": "insufficient_primary",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "unclear",
  "agreement_effect": "limited_or_unclear",
  "key_citations": [
    {
      "label": "American Samoa Bar — Code Annotated",
      "url": "https://www.asbar.org/code-annotated"
    }
  ],
  "emerging_law_note": "Territorial parentage for informal donation is often under-documented in free English sources. Unknown/Anomalous status is intentional conservatism—not a claim of criminality.",
  "page": "/Pages/US/AS/as.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Unknown",
    "AI-Married": "Unknown",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}