SPRING SPECIAL 3 months for *99" 1475 Franklin 485-1624 "Best Location, Best workout' VISA MaitorC,500 of i ountv funding lor HIV leslmg We were a uimhination of angrs and dismayed.' Dritz s,ud We were . : , is tn-i ause vs-' weren't informed of the de cision We found out bom the • ew papers The dismay was he< ause the demand lor testing is higher than it s ever been." Dritz said handing the decision of whether the county should fund White Bed s anonvnums Hl\ testing to voters makes him fee I ispi.ilK powerless "It takes it total!V out of our hands, Dritz said "It leaves me up In the air in a sensi Jeanette Bnbsl i ountv dins to! of health services, said the prop ,...c she and a management team made to eliminate Lane County funding for anonymous testing and counseling ser ve ex at Wluli [t r i Medical Clinic was not an easy decision 1 was looking at the services we need to provide in the community' to maintain the integrity *>t our program, Bobst ••aid Lite dei is. ns were not made in a vacuum. The impact on the community of i u ts in publ i lu a It In is far greater than the impact of cuts in HIV servir i s ( ountv commissioners now must vote on the proposed se rial levy Lour of the five comm- a ' 11 said I uesiiay said they supported the levs. Rasmussen said, adding he believes tin v will pass it Then the prop I i vy w ould go to voters ft :dget committee member S, B utlett said commission ers will he making a grave del -aa ;! they re|ect the hoard's proposal Cutting funding for U Bird's anonymous HIV testing is not the answer to the : : in1 n rtfall, he said It s one lex-. .eritr.il lot at! pa who want to get testi ,i Bartlett sa .i It take- n! t!.-. legs In the battle against AIDS Hob Km kstii t t * 'o' d I : mil human services, said the proposed - , x- i*. i , \. s told him to make were more per 1 ap:'a i aii thev w ■ a tor other departments We took a -lit hit. Koi kstroh s.ud I was not thrilled thev hit me disproporti' - ate v I’uhlu lv ; understand it t)is ause thev know we ■ an generate our own funding, hut pnv ately It does bother me Lane County I’uhlti Health i .u. fill White Bird's place If its a’louymi his HIV testing IS i lit Km kstroh sal! However, peo ple who seek absolute anonymity may not go to Lane County i’litilii Health, which performs oninlential testing W tti .uionvtnous HIV testing di tots keen their patients only by assigned numbers With i iiiil.deutia testing, diiclols know I!;-- names of patients, hut do not reii ase il ■ in If we don't have a name, we can't do follow-up on you. but I can understand the tears of people who don't want to give their name Kik kstroh said Its a con flit ! of values " Librex Sc hoi asi k Discoim Program rhe Libre v $Hf»S\ i N.*cbf»‘k * nh . Mb H*rU Duk, 4 Mb RAM M S [X >N, b 2 lb v i* rv- • <* • . * .»blc 1 h*»>U UudritU. fa. ult v aivJ eJuv.»li -ttal ml! *: »n uKfcdiblc j'fuc JH6SX/20 $1299 LMA For More Information Call l (SOO) 766-2948 * ** *•'*! ' i/jjrt*.n - i*u+< m Ht - ir . . • * +* '■* “Weprovide information and services in a supportive atmosphere ” e Pregnancy Tests • Birth Control /necological Care • Conical Caps Free Gynecological Abortion Sen-ices enter Feminist Women's Health Cent 633 East I 1th Avenue • Eugene, Oregon 97401 503 - 342 - 5940 ypc« ac • --../Air • v tsf/no