11.  Arizona is not the only state where parental consent laws have deepened the debate over the emotional issue of abortion.

12.  As a result, Hawaii is the only state with required employer health benefits and near universal coverage.

13.  As a result, Texas is the only state that does not allow open-ended home equity borrowing.

14.  Arkansas is the only other Southern state having the procedure.

15.  As the only state in the country considering a repeal this election season, Washington is being watched by both sides of the affirmative action battle.

16.  Aside from Iowa, where lawmakers passed a bill barring surcharges, Connecticut is the only state in the nation where the fees are not allowed.

17.  As such, New Hampshire has long been the only state in the nation that does not sanction a holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

18.  At the time, Georgia and Maryland were the only states that barred the execution of the mentally retarded.

19.  At present, Oregon is the only state with legal doctor-assisted suicide, and its law is highly restrictive.

20.  At the other end of the spectrum is Rhode Island, the only state that now requires a examination before agents can be registered.