THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, LOGAN, FERLO, BAKER, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, KASUNIC, TARTAGLIONE, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, BOSCOLA, EARLL, ARGALL, COSTA, WONDERLING, FARNESE AND ERICKSON, MARCH 31, 2009

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 31, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of April 2009 as "Hemophilia Awareness

Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Hemophilia is the name of a genetic disorder that

impairs the body's ability to control bleeding; and

WHEREAS, Hemophilia is defined as excessive, uncontrollable

bleeding because of the missing or low-level clotting factor in

the blood; and

WHEREAS, Bleeding may occur even when there is no injury and

most often occurs in the joints and in the head; and

WHEREAS, There are approximately 20,000 citizens in the

United States with hemophilia and each year approximately 400

babies are born with the disorder; and

WHEREAS, There are approximately 1,700 Pennsylvania citizens

living with hemophilia; and

WHEREAS, Hemophilia affects males almost exclusively, one in

7,000, and is found in all populations; and

WHEREAS, Although there is no cure for hemophilia, it is a

lifelong condition that can be controlled with intravenous

infusion of factor replacement therapies; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of April 2009

as "Hemophilia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.