Bill Text: IL HR0064 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the citizens of Illinois to increase their understanding of endometriosis and urges the General Assembly to pursue legislation to provide more comprehensive coverage for this frequently misdiagnosed debilitating condition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-06 - Resolution Adopted [HR0064 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0064-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar | ||||||
3 | to the lining of the uterus, which should only be located | ||||||
4 | inside the uterus, is found elsewhere in the body; and
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5 | WHEREAS, It is generally acknowledged that an estimated | ||||||
6 | 10% of all women during their reproductive years are affected | ||||||
7 | by endometriosis; this equates to 176 million women throughout | ||||||
8 | the world who have to deal with the symptoms of endometriosis | ||||||
9 | during the prime years of their lives, seven to ten million of | ||||||
10 | whom are in the U.S.; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Many women suffer for seven to ten years before | ||||||
12 | being properly diagnosed and treated for the disease; 30 to | ||||||
13 | 40% of women with endometriosis are infertile; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Endometriosis costs the U.S. over $87 billion a | ||||||
15 | year in medical costs and work productivity; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Federal research dollars for endometriosis amount | ||||||
17 | to approximately 82 cents per patient every year; there is no | ||||||
18 | cure, but treatment can reduce the intensity of the symptoms; | ||||||
19 | and
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20 | WHEREAS, Every 16 seconds a baby girl is born in the U.S. |
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1 | who will have endometriosis; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Endometriosis causes patients enormous pain, but | ||||||
3 | many are ineligible for disability benefits despite how much | ||||||
4 | it can disrupt their working life; there is a history of | ||||||
5 | providing poor treatment for this condition, as many minimize | ||||||
6 | the seriousness of this problem; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we urge the citizens of Illinois to increase their | ||||||
10 | understanding of endometriosis, and we urge the General | ||||||
11 | Assembly to pursue legislation to provide more comprehensive | ||||||
12 | coverage for this frequently misdiagnosed debilitating | ||||||
13 | condition.
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