PRINTER'S NO. 3128
No. 405 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, VANCE, FLEAGLE, SATHER, ADOLPH,
ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPABIANCA, CIVERA, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN,
COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, COSTA, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DERMODY,
DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FEESE, FICHTER, FLICK,
FRANKEL, GEIST, GIGLIOTTI, GODSHALL, GORDNER, GRUCELA,
HALUSKA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS,
HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK,
MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, MASLAND, McCALL,
McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUNDY,
NAILOR, O'BRIEN, ORIE, PESCI, PETRARCA, PIPPY, PISTELLA,
PLATTS, RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROEBUCK, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER,
SCRIMENTI, SEYFERT, SHANER, B. SMITH, STABACK, STEVENSON,
STURLA, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE, WALKO, WILLIAMS,
WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT AND McGEEHAN, MARCH 15, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 15, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 2000 as "Pennsylvania Organ and Tissue Donor
2 Awareness Month."
3 WHEREAS, Organ and tissue transplantation has been recognized
4 as a corrective and lifesaving medical procedure; and
5 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has 14 transplant centers and is
6 recognized as a world leader in organ and tissue
7 transplantation; and
8 WHEREAS, It is estimated that as of January 31, 2000, there
9 were 67,340 people waiting for organ transplants in the United
10 States; and
1 WHEREAS, Approximately ten people die per day in the United
2 States awaiting an organ transplant; and
3 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania law enables citizens to donate their
4 organs and tissues through written statements and also allows
5 relatives to consent to the donation of organs and tissues of a
6 deceased family member; and
7 WHEREAS, A vital component of the continuation and
8 advancement of organ transplantation is the retrieval of donor
9 organs and tissues; and
10 WHEREAS, Improved surgical techniques and drugs to offset
11 rejection of organs have resulted in a high success rate; and
12 WHEREAS, The number of people in need of transplants far
13 exceeds the number of organs and the amount of tissue available;
14 therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
16 month of April 2000 as "Pennsylvania Organ and Tissue Donor
17 Awareness Month"; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
19 Pennsylvanians to carry donor cards and discuss this decision
20 with family members and friends.
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