News & Updates

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 a full-time, salaried position based in Wyoming. For the full job description, please see here.

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 and unnecessary standards for a facility providing “surgical” abortions. Studies have shown doctors accurately assess whether an ultrasound is necessary; requiring one for every person provides no better, safer outcomes and merely establishes financial and logistical barriers. Likewise, a 48 hour delay is demeaning to the person seeking abortion care. They do not need government telling them to take a “time out” before deciding to have an abortion. The surgical facilities requirements set up excessive requirements that offices of private doctors do not need to meet when doing other equally or even more invasive procedures such as vasectomies and hysteroscopies.

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 TRO hearing soon. Over 70 people have been already been unable to get care at Wellspring. Others are having to jump medically unnecessary hoops to get medication abortion care. Our pleadings are available on our Litigation page.