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New Policy Director Joins Louisiana Right to Life

Erica Inzina started with Louisiana Right to Life in 2023 as a legal intern after a law school course on slavery and racism ignited her passion for pro-life advocacy. Today, she has come on  as Louisiana Right to Life’s Policy Director. In this role, Erica will work closely with elected officials and stakeholders to craft legislation and strategically plan pro-life policy implementation. Additionally, she will oversee the Lawyers for Life division and promotes pro-life activities in the Acadiana region. 

Like many in the pro-life movement, Erica’s path toward activism was hardly direct. She is the first to admit that she was once “personally pro-life” but not actively interested or involved. It was reflection upon her life experiences – including being the product of an unfortunate teen pregnancy, being blessed by the selfless gift of adoption, having children of her own, and experiencing devastating pregnancy losses – that moved her toward a more decidedly pro-life position. However, when studying the social, scientific, and legal justifications for other human rights injustices as a second-year law student, Erica drew the connection between them and modern pro-abortion arguments. Erica focused her academic research and writing on these parallels and has since studied and written about other abortion-related legal issues including the regulatory problems of abortion pre- and post-Dobbs and the use of private enforcement actions in the context of abortion laws. The combination of personal experiences and her legal education have compelled Erica to use her position and influence to speak for the most vulnerable among us and to work toward the reversal of what she considers the most grave human rights violation of our time. 

Prior to pursuing a legal career, Erica taught middle and high school English and history and immensely enjoyed encouraging young people to make the world a better place. Outside of work, Erica volunteers in her community and with her church parish as the Pro-Life Coordinator and a baptism preparation facilitator.* One of her greatest joys outside of her family is encouraging women – especially her daughters and former students – to reject the notion that one cannot have a family and maintain a meaningful career.

A native of West Monroe, Louisiana, Erica has a B.A. in English and Secondary Education from the University of Louisiana-Monroe and a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University. She and her husband, Blase, are residents of Lafayette where they raise their five children.