Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the Right to Contraception Act with Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and 200 original cosponsors to guarantee by law the right to contraception.  Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) published her 2023 Mid-Year Report, detailing her work on behalf of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District from January through June this year.  The report highlights Congresswoman Fletcher’s work on legislative and constituent matters. “From introducing legislation important to our community, to ensuring implementation of major… Read more »

Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, which stripped federal abortion protections and led to conservative states enacting severe abortion bans and restrictions — which has created challenges for Texas medical students. Why it matters: Students now must travel out of state to learn comprehensive abortion care in a… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) reintroduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to establish a grant program to help ease the financial burden of women and families being forced to travel, sometimes long distances, to access abortion care.  The reintroduction comes as abortion… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the Reproductive Health Care Training Act.  The Reproductive Health Care Training Act creates a grant program to establish medical programs in states where abortion is legal, so that students,… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Houston) announced in a press conference on Tuesday a program that provides $1.4 million in funding for the health of black mothers and infants. The black maternal & child health program directly addresses the pregnancy-related mortality risks among black women stemming among other factors from inadequate and inaccessible care before, during, and after… Read more »

Texas Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher announced Tuesday that Harris County has secured $1.4 million in federal dollars that will be dedicated to tackling the county's Black maternal mortality and morbidity rate.     The additional funds come after Harris County officials honored Black Maternal Health Week last month and stated the… Read more »

HOUSTON (KIAH)- U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Houston) announced in a press conference on Tuesday a program that provides $1.4 million in funding for the health of black mothers and infants. The black maternal & child health program directly addresses the pregnancy-related mortality risks among black women stemming among other factors from inadequate and inaccessible care before,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) held a shadow hearing entitled “Fighting for Bodily Autonomy: The State of a Post-RoeAmerica.”  The hearing examined the impacts on reproductive rights and abortion access across the country in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication used in abortion care, including miscarriage treatment, originally approved for use more than 20 years ago.  It is… Read more »