PRINTER'S NO. 3563
No. 590 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, TRUE, CORNELL, GINGRICH, ADOLPH,
ARGALL, BAKER, BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CAUSER, COHEN, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ,
DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS,
FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GODSHALL, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JAMES,
LEACH, LEDERER, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, MILLARD, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PISTELLA, PYLE, RAMALEY, READSHAW, REED,
REICHLEY, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, B. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, SURRA, THOMAS, TIGUE, TURZAI, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 13, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 13, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of April 2006 as "Pennsylvania Donate Life
2 Month."
3 WHEREAS, Organ and tissue transplantation has been recognized
4 as a corrective and lifesaving medical procedure; and
5 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has 16 transplant centers and is
6 recognized as a world leader in organ and tissue
7 transplantation; and
8 WHEREAS, It is estimated that more than 90,000 people,
9 including more than 6,500 Pennsylvanians, are waiting for life-
10 saving organ transplants; and
11 WHEREAS, Approximately 17 people die per day in the United
1 States while waiting for organ transplants; and
2 WHEREAS, State law enables citizens to donate their organs
3 and tissues through written statements and also allows relatives
4 to consent to the donation of organs and tissues of a deceased
5 family member; and
6 WHEREAS, A vital component of the continuation and
7 advancement of organ transplantation is the recovery of donor
8 organs and tissues; and
9 WHEREAS, Improved surgical techniques and drugs to offset
10 rejection of organs have resulted in a high success rate; and
11 WHEREAS, The number of people in need of transplants far
12 exceeds the number of organs and the amount of tissue available;
13 therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
15 month of April 2006 as "Pennsylvania Donate Life Month"; and be
16 it further
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
18 Pennsylvanians to designate themselves as an organ and tissue
19 donor on their driver's license or State identification card and
20 discuss this decision with family members and friends.
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