Houston Republic

Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Texas' 7th district, has expressed her concerns on social media regarding recent legislative actions and their impacts. Fletcher's tweets focus on individuals affected by these laws and the broader implications for women's rights and healthcare.

On January 22, 2025, Rep. Fletcher tweeted about Josseli Barnica, stating "I am thinking of Josseli Barnica, who should be alive today. Her story is heartbreaking and infuriating. The law that denied her access to the health care she needed urgently—SB 8—is neither pro-life nor pro-family. It is anti-science and anti-woman."

In another tweet posted on the same day, she highlighted the case of Neveah Crain: "I am thinking of Neveah Crain, whose death demonstrates the peril that Texans and all Americans face when extreme, unchecked, and uninvolved politicians make laws that prevent patients and people providing their care from making their own decisions."

Furthermore, Rep. Fletcher reflected on historical efforts to protect women's rights in a tweet referencing Roe v. Wade: "And I am also thinking of the Texas women who, more than 50 years ago, filed Roe v. Wade and took it all the way to the Supreme Court, and the Texas women who followed them in the work to ensure and protect the privacy, dignity, and freedom of women across the country."