PRINTER'S NO. 3259
No. 421 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY O'BRIEN, MICOZZIE, LEDERER, ORIE, WOGAN, ARGALL,
ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI,
BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, CLYMER,
L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, COY, DALEY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD,
FRANKEL, GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, GODSHALL, GORDNER, HALUSKA,
HARHAI, HARHART, HERSHEY, HESS, JOSEPHS, KENNEY, LESCOVITZ,
MARSICO, MASLAND, McGILL, MELIO, MYERS, PESCI, PETRONE,
PIPPY, PISTELLA, RAMOS, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEYFERT, SHANER, STABACK,
STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, VEON, WILLIAMS,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, BROWNE AND R. MILLER, MARCH 22, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 22, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the month of April 2000 as "Diethylstilbestrol
2 Exposure Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was widely prescribed to an
4 estimated 5 million pregnant American women between 1938 and
5 1971 in the belief that it would prevent miscarriages; and
6 WHEREAS, More than 480,000 Pennsylvanians have been exposed
7 to DES; and
8 WHEREAS, The month of April 2000 is being nationally
9 recognized as "DES Exposure Awareness Month"; and
10 WHEREAS, Studies have shown that DES damages the reproductive
11 systems of those exposed in utero and increases the risk of
12 cancer, infertility, autoimmune disorders and a wide range of
13 other reproductive disorders; and
1 WHEREAS, Many Americans, including health care providers,
2 remain unaware of the consequences of DES exposure and the
3 recommended screening and treatment of affected patients; and
4 WHEREAS, DES exposure is associated with an increased risk of
5 breast, uterine and ovarian cancers in women and testicular and
6 urinary cancers in men; and
7 WHEREAS, Research on DES and its effects has produced
8 important advances to date, but much more needs to be done;
9 therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the month
11 of April 2000 as "Diethylstilbestrol Exposure Awareness Month"
12 in Pennsylvania; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That all citizens of this Commonwealth learn about
14 the symptoms, diseases, diagnoses and treatments associated with
15 DES exposure; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
17 DES Action Pennsylvania and DES Action USA.
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