Monday, Dec. 12th, the Pueblo City Council voted on an ordinance that would have prohibited abortions within city limits. With unrestricted access to abortion codified into Colorado state law, this vote could have been instrumental to the pro-life movement. Pueblo councilwoman Regina Maestri was advocating for Pueblo as a ‘sanctuary city for the unborn,’ therefore preventing an abortion clinic from being built within the city, but the ordinance was rejected.

Articles:

(via ColoradoSun.com) Pueblo rejects abortion ban, tossing first attempt to challenge state law protecting the procedure:
https://coloradosun.com/2022/12/12/pueblo-abortion-ban-rejects-council/

(via Axios.com) Pueblo's abortion battle reverberates across Colorado and the nation:
https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/12/12/pueblo-abortion-ordinance-sanctuary-unborn-colorado

About Chelsey Youman

Chelsey Youman, Esq., serves the pro-life coalition, as well as women and their preborn children, by advocating for pro-life policies and jurisprudence; mobilizing and unifying local grassroots to strengthen the pro-life movement and its footprint; and engaging with the public to ultimately strengthen our community’s desire to enable women and protect preborn children.

Chelsey’s professional experience includes working as senior counsel and chief of staff for First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights. At First Liberty Institute, she litigated on behalf of and advised hundreds of clients regarding conscience rights nationwide. Chelsey has also worked in private practice, where she successfully litigated corporate fraud matters, complex commercial litigation, and consumer rights issues in both federal and state jurisdictions.

Chelsey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Texas A&M, and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University.

Chelsey is happily married with two children. Her family is active in their church, serving in the premarital and pro-life ministries there. They enjoy traveling, adventuring, and eating good food.

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