PRINTER'S NO. 3261
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
849
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, PAYNE, BAKER, DiGIROLAMO, BENNINGHOFF,
KOTIK, COHEN, DEASY, VEREB, KIRKLAND, BIZZARRO, ROSS,
R. BROWN, BURNS, D. COSTA, WHEELAND, SCHLOSSBERG, MILLARD,
MURT, COOK-ARTIS, SCHLEGEL CULVER, McNEILL, TOOHIL, PICKETT,
LONGIETTI, KINSEY, RAVENSTAHL, DONATUCCI, O'NEILL, DUSH,
SONNEY, THOMAS, WATSON, NEILSON, REGAN, HENNESSEY,
CALTAGIRONE, KIM, WARD, SAVAGE, GOODMAN, J. HARRIS, GIBBONS,
McCARTER, MARSICO, ROZZI, DeLUCA, PHILLIPS-HILL, MCCLINTON
AND MAHONEY, MAY 2, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 2, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 2016 as "Lupus Awareness Month" and
May 10, 2016, as "World Lupus Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Every day an estimated 65,000 Pennsylvanians, 1.5
million Americans and 5 million people worldwide struggle with
the debilitating consequences of lupus, a potentially fatal
autoimmune disease that can damage any part of a lupus patient's
body; and
WHEREAS, In an autoimmune disease like lupus, the immune
system effectively loses its way, and, instead of warding off
foreign invaders like viruses and bacteria, the immune system
attacks healthy cells, causing inflammation and pain and leading
to permanent damage; and
WHEREAS, Lupus has no cure and no known cause, and, despite
the current treatment and available medications, many lupus
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