Chelsey Youman

Chelsey Youman, Esq., serves as the National Director of Public Policy for Human Coalition, working to save lives by advancing strategic pro-life policies through legislation, litigation, alliances, and communication.

In her role, Chelsey advocates for pro-life policies and jurisprudence; mobilizes and educates local grassroots to strengthen the pro-life movement and its footprint; and engages with the public to ultimately strengthen our culture’s desire to empower women and protect preborn children from abortion.

Chelsey holds deep relationships with policymakers and pro-life leaders across the country. Through these vital partnerships, Chelsey advocates for political action to affirm and advance strategic and constitutionally sound pro-life policies. She serves as an expert pro-life legal and strategic resource for some of the most impactful pro-life legislation in decades.

For example, Chelsey leads multiple statewide efforts to introduce and pass the Every Mother Matters Act – a pro-woman bill which would create a tangible system of support for at-risk women considering abortion. Chelsey also provided strategic legal, testimonial, messaging and advocacy assistance for the Texas Heartbeat Act, a law passed in May 2021 that prohibits abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected.

Chelsey partners with key allies to support pro-life legal arguments in the federal and state court systems. For example, she posed novel arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade in July of 2021. Human Coalition Action partnered with Students for Life of America to file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the first challenge to Roe in 30 years—Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
During her time at Human Coalition Action, Chelsey also emerged as one of the leading voices in the media for the pro-life movement. Her analysis and op-eds run in hundreds of publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Washington Times, the National Review, and many others.

Prior to working at Human Coalition, Chelsey served 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 also worked in private practice, where she successfully litigated corporate fraud matters, complex commercial litigation, and consumer rights issues in both federal and state courts.
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 and has three 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.