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10th Congressional District Republican Candidate Revealed Dangerously Out Of Touch Views About Reproductive Rights.
Deerfield, IL – Before the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Republican candidate for Illinois’ 10th Congressional District, Joe Severino, revealed his shockingly ignorant and false views about abortion and reproductive rights on social media:
“85% of abortions are black babies drawing HUGE returns in baby parts. This includes late term abortion. ‘Like steer-the bigger the baby the more profitable.’ “
10th District Democratic State Central Committeewoman Lauren Beth Gash released the following statement:
“Voters in the10th District should know that Republican Joe Severino is not only an anti-choice extremist, but someone who peddles the same disgusting, racist rhetoric and conspiracy theories as Donald Trump, who 10th District voters resoundingly rejected in 2016 and 2020. It’s pathetic but not surprising that this is the best candidate 10th District Republicans could offer a district that has been proudly pro-choice for generations.
Even worse: it’s possible that an extremist like Joe Severino could win this race. If we want to protect women’s health care freedom, if we want to overcome hateful conspiracy theories threatening to tear the country apart, we must beat right-wing Republican Joe Severino.”
Read 10th Congressional District Representative Brad Schneider’s statement on the SCOTUS Roe v. Wade.