PRINTER'S NO. 905
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
21
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MARSHALL, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BIZZARRO, BOBACK,
V. BROWN, BULLOCK, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CHARLTON, D. COSTA,
DAVIDSON, DEASY, DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, DUSH, FREEMAN, GABLER,
GILLEN, GOODMAN, GROVE, HENNESSEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, KINSEY,
KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MATZIE, MILLARD, MURT, MUSTIO,
NEILSON, O'NEILL, PEIFER, PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, SAMUELSON,
SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, TOEPEL, TOOHIL, WARD,
WATSON AND WHEELAND, MARCH 13, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 13, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing March 21, 2017, as "World Down Syndrome Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs in
approximately one in every 700 births; and
WHEREAS, The most common form of Down syndrome, trisomy 21,
is due to an error in cell division, just prior to or during
conception, with the 21st chromosome dividing into three copies
instead of two, resulting in an individual being born with 47
instead of 46 chromosomes in each cell; and
WHEREAS, There are more than 400,000 people of various
ethnic, racial, religious and socioeconomic groups with Down
syndrome living in the United States; and
WHEREAS, While people with Down syndrome are at a higher risk
for various conditions, including congenital heart defects,
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