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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY FARNESE, STACK, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, ALLOWAY, FONTANA, SOLOBAY, WAUGH, ERICKSON, KASUNIC, EARLL, HUGHES, TARTAGLIONE, PIPPY, PILEGGI, COSTA, BROWNE, WILLIAMS, BREWSTER, WOZNIAK AND FERLO, APRIL 6, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 6, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the day of April 6, 2011, as "Pennsylvania Organ and |
2 | Tissue Donor Awareness Day." |
3 | WHEREAS, Organ and tissue transplantation has been recognized |
4 | as a corrective and lifesaving medical procedure; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Each person who donates organs and tissue can |
6 | potentially save or enhance more than 50 lives and take eight |
7 | people off the organ transplant waiting list; and |
8 | WHEREAS, It is estimated that more than 110,000 people are |
9 | waiting for lifesaving organ transplants in the United States; |
10 | and |
11 | WHEREAS, Approximately 8,000 individuals in Pennsylvania are |
12 | awaiting lifesaving organ donations; and |
13 | WHEREAS, On average, one person will die each day in |
14 | Pennsylvania waiting for lifesaving organ and tissue |
15 | transplants; and |
16 | WHEREAS, Each year approximately 6,600 individuals in the |
17 | United States give the gift of life through organ donation after |
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1 | death; and |
2 | WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has 17 transplant centers and is |
3 | recognized as a world leader in organ and tissue |
4 | transplantation; and |
5 | WHEREAS, State law enables citizens to donate their organs |
6 | and tissues through placing the donor designation on their |
7 | drivers' licenses or State identification cards and also allows |
8 | relatives to consent to the donation of organs and tissues of a |
9 | deceased family member; and |
10 | WHEREAS, A vital component of the continuation and |
11 | advancement of organ transplantation is the recovery of donor |
12 | organs and tissues; and |
13 | WHEREAS, The lifesaving work of transplant team medical |
14 | professionals and researchers to improve surgical techniques and |
15 | antirejection drugs has resulted in a significantly increased |
16 | success rate for organ transplantation; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is a national and international leader |
18 | in the field of donation and transplantation, but the number of |
19 | people in need of transplants far exceeds the number of organs |
20 | and the amount of tissue available; and |
21 | WHEREAS, Despite the progress made in Pennsylvania's Organ |
22 | and Tissue Donor Awareness Program, the growing demand for |
23 | donated organs and tissues for transplantation represents a |
24 | public health issue which merits action; and |
25 | WHEREAS, If Pennsylvania is to remain a leader in organ |
26 | donation and transplantation, it is necessary that the |
27 | pronouncements and public policies of State government both |
28 | encourage and promote organ donation; therefore be it |
29 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the day of April 6, 2011, |
30 | as "Pennsylvania Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Day"; and be |
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1 | it further |
2 | RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage all Pennsylvanians to |
3 | designate themselves as an organ and tissue donor on their |
4 | drivers' licenses or State identification cards or by |
5 | registering online at www.donatelife-pa.org and share this |
6 | decision with their family and friends. |
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