Clinic

Saying "no" to abortion referral and counseling "services," the Taneytown City Council accurately voted the will of the vast majority of the people living here. This democratic exercise in local control scored a victory for citizens of reason here and across mainstream America who see through the euphemistic deceit of the abortion death mentality. Indeed, the people have spoken here!The majority of Taneytown residents are well-informed. They know legitimate health services when they see them.

Fifty-four patients and two doctors.The ultimate in packed waiting rooms is what greeted anyone who wandered into the Chase-Brexton Clinic on Wednesday evening -- only hours after state health officials estimated that the number of Marylanders infected with the AIDS virus was one-quarter to one-half as large as expected.It was just a typical night, according to Carol Hilton, the clinic's acting director."We're not taking any new patients -- we just can't," Ms. Hilton said yesterday.The free clinic, located in the Medical Arts Building on Read Street, treats people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has scheduled its last back-to-school immuniization clinic as part of its effort to get all county children immunized. At least 8,500 Baltimore students were barred from their schools last week because they did not have the necessary immunizations. Don't let this happen to your child.The health department's clinic is scheduled for 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Odenton Health Center, 1370 Odenton Road. No fee is charged for immunizations, but donations up to $5 are appreciated.

Buz Meyer knows a turkey when he sees one. This I know. He has seen me. Several years back, I took my state hunter safety course at his Anne Arundel County nature preserve called Meyerstation. Best five bucks I ever put in a coffee can. Meyer and Chuck Lewis put on a clinic for about 40 folks - some new to the sport, some parents with youngsters, some just taking a refresher course. The atmosphere is informal, hence the coffee can for donations. But the instruction and especially the ethics talk is dead serious.

Employees of Baltimore health clinics who work to contain tuberculosis, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases have warned of widespread resignations unless complaints over new job classifications are remedied.But City Council President Mary Pat Clarke said yesterday that she hoped to avert a crisis by asking the Board of Estimates today to approve changes that would satisfy many of the grievances. These would include immediate life insurance, disability and prescription drug coverage.

The county health officer is looking for money to reopen a pediatric development clinic that became a casualty of state budget cuts more than a year ago.The clinic, which served about 80 children annually, provided complete neurological evaluations and follow-up care to children with behavioral problems or learning and developmental disabilities.Dr. Janet Neslen, the health officer, said she plans to approach the county commissioners to discuss funding for reopening the clinic.She said there is a significant need for its services.

A Prince George's County clinic that counsels against abortions was vandalized and spray-painted with graffiti on the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized the procedure. Executive Director Pamela Palumbo said staff at the Bowie Crofton Pregnancy Center - a nonprofit medical clinic offering counseling services, abstinence education and "viability sonograms" for women considering abortions - called authorities to report the damage Saturday morning, the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks and the Orioles will hold the 41st annual Baseball Clinic of Stars on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Lansdowne High School rec center. The clinic begins with a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. and will include an instructional clinic run by Orioles scout Jim Gilbert and staff, beginning at 9: 20. Tickets are $5 and are on sale at the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks regional offices. Contact the Southwest Area Office at 410-887-1071 for the nearest regional office.

HYATTSVILLE -- Prince George's County police charged 30 members of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue with criminal trespass yesterday for impeding the operation of a Hyattsville clinic.About 70 members of the group were outside Reproductive Health Services on Riggs Road when the medical facility opened at 7:30 a.m., authorities said. Seventeen adults and 13 juveniles were charged with trespassing and interference.Several of the protesters forced their way into the building, shackled themselves together and refused to leave.

Fearful that medical care is being compromised by administrative mismanagement, several doctors and staff members at Baltimore's Chase-Brexton Clinic say they are considering resigning since the board of directors has refused to fire the head of the gay and lesbian health-care clinic."