PRINTER'S NO. 2725
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
609
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KULIK, TURZAI, RAPP, MUSTIO, READSHAW, KAVULICH,
BARRAR, NEILSON, MARSHALL, BERNSTINE, TOPPER, ROTHMAN,
THOMAS, BAKER, B. MILLER, KLUNK, PYLE, ROE, RYAN, HARPER,
SACCONE, SCHEMEL, FEE, EVERETT, DOWLING, MAHER, BARBIN,
MARSICO, SAYLOR, KNOWLES, PICKETT, WARD, OBERLANDER, CORBIN,
TOOHIL, M. QUINN, KORTZ, PHILLIPS-HILL, HELM, CUTLER,
WHEELAND AND ORTITAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Celebrating people with Down syndrome and denouncing the
practice of selectively aborting fetuses with Down syndrome.
WHEREAS, Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition associated
with intellectual disability, a characteristic facial appearance
and weak muscle tone in infancy; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, it was estimated that approximately 206,366
individuals in the United States had Down syndrome; and
WHEREAS, The majority of children diagnosed with Down
syndrome can learn to read and write and many succeed in typical
academic classrooms in public schools across the country; and
WHEREAS, Babies born with Down syndrome grow to lead
productive lives, develop interpersonal relationships with
family and friends, become active members of their communities
and make meaningful contributions to society; and
WHEREAS, An increasing number of adults with Down syndrome
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