Women's Health

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes to Reauthorize and Strengthen the Violence Against Women Act

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**Watch Fletcher Speak on Critical Need for VAWA Reauthorization HERE** Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021.  The legislation reauthorizes the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which protects people from violence and abuse and helps ensure survivors of…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes to Condemn Abuses at ICE Detention Center

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of H.Res.1153, a resolution condemning medical practices at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, that may have resulted in forced, medically unnecessary hysterectomies and gynecological procedures without the informed consent of the women. Congresswoman Fletcher was a co-sponsor of H.Res. 1153, which…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on ICE Whistleblower Complaint

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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), released the following statement in response to the Project South letter containing allegations from a whistleblower as well as detainees at the Irwin Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center detailing severe abuses, including an alarmingly high number of hysterectomies, a lack of medical care, and an absence of adequate protection…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Texas Delegation Letter to Oppose Texas’ Family Planning Waiver

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(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led members of the Texas delegation in opposition to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Healthy Texas Women (HTW) Section 1115 Demonstration waiver, which prohibits health care providers from receiving Medicaid funding if they offer abortion services.  This waiver limits the ability of low-income Texas…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Joins Houston Leaders in Calling on Senate to Pass Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act

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(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement on today’s press conference, convened by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo, where local community leaders urged the United States Senate to hold a vote on H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). VAWA, which passed the House with…