Thank you to Wednesday Journal for its recent profiles of candidates running for Congress as the representative from Illinois’ 7th District. Your articles have covered a number of issues that voters are concerned about, and indeed there are many serious issues for voters to consider as they determine who to vote for this year.
Unfortunately, I’ve not found the profiles you’ve published to be helpful in determining the candidates’ views on reproductive rights, including protecting legal access to abortion. Notwithstanding the number of issues currently before the voters, women’s health and safety are in jeopardy in many parts of the U.S. and should not be forgotten.
I will not be voting for anyone unless I’m satisfied the person whose name I select on the ballot is committed to the protection of reproductive rights, including the legality of abortion.
Lizbeth Lemke
Oak Park
