PRINTER'S NO. 1363
No. 91 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, VANCE, D. R. WRIGHT, CARLSON,
GERLACH, FARGO, ARGALL, NAILOR, BILLOW, FAIRCHILD, ARMSTRONG,
BUNT, FAJT, DeLUCA, LAUGHLIN, STABACK, NAHILL, HERMAN,
CLYMER, DENT, HERSHEY, HAYES, GEIST, ANGSTADT, M. N. WRIGHT,
DEMPSEY, COLAIZZO, LESCOVITZ, HAGARTY, HARPER, NOYE, KAISER,
BELARDI, GIGLIOTTI, BATTISTO, MELIO, JOSEPHS, COY, PESCI,
SAURMAN, McCALL AND KRUSZEWSKI, APRIL 17, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 17, 1991
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 1991 as "Pennsylvania Organ and Tissue Donor
2 Month."
3 WHEREAS, Organ and tissue transplant has been recognized as a
4 corrective and lifesaving medical procedure; and
5 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has 12 transplant
6 centers and is recognized as a world leader in organ and tissue
7 transplant; and
8 WHEREAS, A vital component of the continuation and
9 advancement of organ transplants is the retrieval of donor
10 organs and tissue; and
11 WHEREAS, Improved surgical techniques and drugs to offset
12 rejection of organs have resulted in a high success rate; and
13 WHEREAS, Those in need of transplants far exceed the number
14 of organs and amount of tissue available; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the month of April 1991 be designated as
1 "Pennsylvania Organ and Tissue Donor Month"; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania encourage all Pennsylvanians to
4 carry donor cards, and encourage family members and friends to
5 carry donor cards.
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