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Hoffman is a strong supporter of the law which requires that all women who have abortions in Louisiana must first view an [[ultrasound]] picture of the child before they have an abortion. The new policy also applies in cases of impregnation through [[rape]] and [[incest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6093325-ultrasounds-to-be-required-for-abortions-in-louisiana|author=Alice May Jones|title=Ultrasounds to be required for abortions in Louisiana|date=June 17, 2010|publisher=allvoices.com|accessdate=July 16, 2010}}</ref>
Hoffman is a strong supporter of the law which requires that all women who have abortions in Louisiana must first view an [[ultrasound]] picture of the child before they have an abortion. The new policy also applies in cases of impregnation through [[rape]] and [[incest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6093325-ultrasounds-to-be-required-for-abortions-in-louisiana|author=Alice May Jones|title=Ultrasounds to be required for abortions in Louisiana|date=June 17, 2010|publisher=allvoices.com|accessdate=July 16, 2010}}</ref>
On July 6, 2011, then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] came to Hoffman's home church to sign Hoffman's latest legislation, HB 636, which requires the six abortion clinics in Louisiana to post information to clients on alternatives to abortion. The law requires that signs be posted about abortion clinics to inform clients that it is illegal to coerce a woman into procuring an abortion, that the father must provide child support, that certain agencies can assist during and after the pregnancy, and that adoptive parents are available and can pay some of the medical costs involved.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20110707/NEWS01/107070327/Pregnant-women-find-abortion-alternatives |author=Sarah Eddington|title=Pregnant women find abortion alternatives: Creating a culture of life is more than just words|date=July 6, 2011|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
On July 6, 2011, then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] came to Hoffman's home church to sign Hoffman's latest legislation, HB 636, which requires the six abortion clinics in Louisiana to post information to clients on alternatives to abortion. The law requires that signs be posted about abortion clinics to inform clients that it is illegal to coerce a woman into procuring an abortion, that the father must provide child support, that certain agencies can assist during and after the pregnancy, and that adoptive parents are available and can pay some of the medical costs involved.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20110707/NEWS01/107070327/Pregnant-women-find-abortion-alternatives |author=Sarah Eddington|title=Pregnant women find abortion alternatives: Creating a culture of life is more than just words|date=July 6, 2011|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=July 7, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>
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