Bill Text: IL HR0256 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes April of 2017 as Organ Donor Registration Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR0256 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0256-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, More than 118,000 people are currently waiting for | ||||||
3 | an organ transplant; 22 people will
die each day waiting for an | ||||||
4 | organ, and one person is added to the organ donor waiting list | ||||||
5 | every 10
minutes; and
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6 | WHEREAS, One organ donor can save up to eight lives and let | ||||||
7 | up to 79 people receive organ transplants; a single tissue | ||||||
8 | donor can save or heal up to 50 people; and
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9 | WHEREAS, More than 24,000 patients saw their lives saved or | ||||||
10 | markedly improved in 2014 thanks to
organ transplants; and
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11 | WHEREAS, More than 130 million people in the United States | ||||||
12 | are signed up to be organ, eye, and tissue
donors, which is | ||||||
13 | approximately 50% of the United States adult population; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois should be made aware of | ||||||
15 | the need for organ donors and that everyone
can become a donor, | ||||||
16 | regardless of age, race, or medical history; and
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17 | WHEREAS, National Donate Life Month takes place every year | ||||||
18 | in April and features an entire month of
local, regional, and | ||||||
19 | national activities to help encourage Americans to register as | ||||||
20 | organ, eye, and tissue
donors and to celebrate those that have |
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1 | saved lives through the gift of donation; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois should encourage all | ||||||
3 | residents 18 years and older to register as an organ
donor at | ||||||
4 | the same time they apply for or renew a driver's license or ID | ||||||
5 | card; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Organ Donor Registration Month in the State of | ||||||
7 | Illinois promotes education and awareness
of how citizens can | ||||||
8 | become donors and the importance of being a donor to help save | ||||||
9 | lives; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
11 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
12 | recognize April of 2017 as Organ Donor Registration Month in | ||||||
13 | the State of Illinois in honor of those who have lost their | ||||||
14 | lives while waiting on a transplant list, to celebrate the | ||||||
15 | lives of those who have been saved through organ donation, and | ||||||
16 | to thank those who have been donors.
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