Board of Health,

Approximately 96% of all abortions are merely for convenience sake ...or sex selection. Yet all Virginians are being forced to pay taxes to help fund human slaughter-houses, aka abortion centers, to enable a woman to destroy the life that she helped create"! These babies are their own offspring and they are persons, not malignant tumors or some other non-entity. They are male or female, and will be (would be) given names, and have personalities. Do they not have rights too"! Remember, slaves were once deemed "mere chattel" and not real persons at one time too ...but that has changed fortunately, and so must our recognition that babies in the womb are persons also. This funding is unacceptable especially since we Virginians are financially propping up womens health centers -approximately 50% of their income - that also or only perform abortions. This should not be! These health centers should exist, but ONLY to render true health exams and treatment procedures, but NOT to execute human life!However, since this barbaric practice is still legal in Virginia, shouldnt we at least require that these "health centers" are as sterile, equipped, and safe as any other medical facility whether it be a walk-in clinic, a doctors office, an ambulatory surgery center, or a full service hospital ... and especially since we are supporting with tax dollars AND human life and health are at stake"! William McCraw