Entries by Christine Lichtenfels

Legal Action to Protect Abortion Providers & Medication Abortion

On June 4, we asked the Natrona County District Court to stop enforcement of HB 164. See Memo for Preliminary Injunction. HB 164 protects medical providers from adverse action by their licensing boards for prescribing off-label, but specifically NOT for the purpose of abortion. The two abortion medications — mifepristone and misoprostol — are commonly […]

Beware: Anti-Abortion Ultrasound Vans Appearing in Fremont County, likely elsewhere

Don’t be fooled: Elevation Women’s Healthcare’s mobile ultrasound van traveling throughout Fremont County and reportedly appearing in Lander every Thursday is not about providing unbiased medical care or accurate abortion information to pregnant women. Their goal is to stop pregnant women from obtaining abortion care. Elevation WHC is what’s known as a crisis pregnancy center […]

Preliminary Injunction Granted!

Judge Campbell has preliminarily enjoined both the surgical abortion facilities requirements and the ultrasound/48 hour waiting period requirements for medication abortion. See Order.  Citing Judge Owens’ ruling that the health care amendment of the Wyoming Constitution applied, he Court relied on the “health care amendment” of the Wyoming Constitution. He found that the State’s assertion […]

Executive Director Opportunity for Passionate, Skilled Leader

Chelsea’s Fund seeks skilled applicants deeply committed to reproductive freedom  to fill the role of Executive Director being vacated by our current ED. Chelsea’s Fund is a highly effective, financially strong abortion fund serving Wyoming and Idaho. You will be working to maintain and provide access to abortion in this rapidly changing environment. This is […]

Preliminary Injunction Hearing 4/8/2025

On April 8, 2025, we will finally get a hearing on our motion for preliminary injunction to stop enforcement of the two laws passed this legislature to make getting an abortion in Wyoming more difficult. One law requires an ultrasound and 48 hour delay prior to getting a medication abortion. The other law sets onerous […]

We have now re-filed our lawsuit challenging HB 42 (regulation of surgical facilies) and HB 64 (ultrasound requirement & 48 hr delay for medication abortion) in Teton County District Court, having waited for over a week with no hearing date set for a TRO in Natrona County District Court. We are hopeful of getting a […]

Medication abortion legal and available in Wyoming

Despite the Wyoming legislature passing bills that establish unnecessary, even punitive barriers to care, abortion remains legal in Wyoming.   Just the Pill continues to provide telemedicine abortion in Wyoming where you will have an online appointment with the doctor. An ultrasound is currently required to receive abortion pills via Just The Pill. Procedural (aka “surgical”) […]

Abortion still legal, available in Wyoming.

Although Wellspring Health Access is temporarily not providing abortions as HB 42 has taken effect and we await a court hearing, medication abortion is still legal and available in Wyoming. Just The Pill continues to provide Telehealth medication abortion. We believe St. John’s Family Practice in Jackson continues to provide. Medication abortion also remains fully […]