PRINTER'S NO. 3123
No. 364 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, M. COHEN, PIPPY, McGILL, BELARDI,
ARGALL, NAILOR, FLICK, RAYMOND, SCHULER, HESS, MASLAND,
BAKER, HENNESSEY, LEH, SERAFINI, BENNINGHOFF, KENNEY, ORIE,
ZUG, MAITLAND, SATHER, DERMODY, JOSEPHS, CALTAGIRONE, JAMES,
GEIST, HERSHEY, LEDERER, ROONEY, COY, McCALL, C. WILLIAMS,
DEMPSEY, BELFANTI, HALUSKA, WALKO, SAYLOR, KIRKLAND, DeLUCA,
MARSICO, TRAVAGLIO, ROHRER, PISTELLA, GODSHALL, WOJNAROSKI,
ROBERTS, FAIRCHILD, SEMMEL, SEYFERT, TANGRETTI, DENT, TRUE,
GORDNER, ARMSTRONG, TIGUE, CORRIGAN, SCRIMENTI, HERMAN,
ZIMMERMAN, READSHAW, CAPPABIANCA, ROSS, BEBKO-JONES, BROWNE,
MILLER, HORSEY, BROWN, PLATTS, TRELLO, HASAY, DONATUCCI,
SHANER, GIGLIOTTI, DALEY, ADOLPH, CLARK, MAJOR, SCHRODER,
MELIO, BARRAR, ITKIN, BARD, PRESTON, COLAFELLA, STABACK,
SAINATO, HARHART, GEORGE, FICHTER, LESCOVITZ, FLEAGLE,
DeWEESE, RAMOS, SANTONI, VANCE, BARLEY, CLYMER, THOMAS,
M. N. WRIGHT, MANDERINO, L. I. COHEN, McNAUGHTON, BOSCOLA,
RUBLEY, CIVERA, LYNCH, COLAIZZO, CURRY, LAUGHLIN AND
PETRARCA, MARCH 12, 1998
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 12, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 1998 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, This Commonwealth 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 over 55,000 people are waiting
9 for organ transplants in the United States; and
1 WHEREAS, Approximately ten people die per day in the United
2 States awaiting an organ transplant; and
3 WHEREAS, It is estimated that over 2,000 people are waiting
4 for cornea transplants in the United States; and
5 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth by law enables citizens to donate
6 their organs and tissues through written statements and also
7 allows relatives to consent to the donation of organs and
8 tissues of a deceased family member; and
9 WHEREAS, A vital component of the continuation and
10 advancement of organ transplantation is the retrieval of donor
11 organs and tissues; and
12 WHEREAS, Improved surgical techniques and drugs to offset
13 rejection of organs have resulted in a high success rate; and
14 WHEREAS, Those in need of transplants far exceed the number
15 of organs and amount of tissue available; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the month of April 1998 be designated as
17 "Pennsylvania Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Month"; and be it
18 further
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
20 Pennsylvanians to carry donor cards and discuss this decision
21 with family members and friends.
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