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===Anti-abortion legislator===

===Anti-abortion legislator===

In April 2010, Hoffmann introduced legislation to forbid [[insurance]] companies operating within Louisiana from offering coverage of elective abortions.<ref name=abortion>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/91882944.html?showAll=y&c=y|author=Michelle Millhollon|title=House approves ban on abortion coverage|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=April 23, 2010| page= 1A|accessdate=July 13, 2010}}</ref> The only procedures permitted under the new law, all of whose opponents came from the Black Caucus, would involve miscarriages or abortions to save the life of the mother.<ref name=abortion/> Hoffmann said that his law was a response to the national health care measure signed by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] in March 2010. Hoffmann added: "Louisiana is a very pro-life state," and his legislative district in the northeastern quadrant of the state is particularly [[conservative]]. The legislature also denies medical malpractice protection to doctors who perform certain elective abortions and gives the state the authority to shut down abortion clinics deemed not in compliance with the law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=498491|author=Pamela M. Prah|title=States try new tactics to restrict abortion|date=July 15, 2010|publisher=stateline.org|accessdate=July 16, 2010}}</ref>

In April 2010, Hoffmann introduced legislation to forbid [[insurance]] companies operating within Louisiana from offering coverage of elective abortions.<ref name=abortion>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/91882944.html?showAll=y&c=y|author=Michelle Millhollon|title=House approves ban on abortion coverage|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=April 23, 2010| page= 1A|accessdate=July 13, 2010}}</ref> The only procedures permitted under the new law, all of whose opponents came from the Black Caucus, would involve miscarriages or abortions to save the life of the mother.<ref name=abortion/> Hoffmann said that his law was a response to the national health care measure signed by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] in March 2010. Hoffmann added: "Louisiana is a very pro-life state," and his legislative district in the northeastern quadrant of the state is particularly [[conservative]]. The legislature also denies medical malpractice protection to doctors who perform certain elective abortions and gives the state the authority to shut down abortion clinics deemed not in compliance with the law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=498491|author=Pamela M. Prah|title=States try new tactics to restrict abortion|date=July 15, 2010|publisher=stateline.org|accessdate=July 16, 2010; no longer on-line}}</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>

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>