Bill Text: IL HR0578 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares January 2022 as Cervical Health Awareness Month. Encourages all citizens to recognize that cervical cancer is preventable and to encourage the women in their lives to avail themselves of the tests and vaccines that have proven so effective in preventing cervical cancer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-09 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0578 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0578-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Cervical cancer is a disease that strikes over | ||||||
| 3 | 13,000 American women each year; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Cervical cancer most often affects women in the | ||||||
| 5 | prime of life; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Regular cervical cancer screening tests are | ||||||
| 7 | effective in detecting the disease early
when it can be | ||||||
| 8 | effectively treated; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Cervical cancer disproportionately impacts | ||||||
| 10 | vulnerable communities lacking access to
health care and | ||||||
| 11 | proven life-saving tools; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Cervical cancer screening tests and vaccines are | ||||||
| 13 | available that together provide a
formidable and effective | ||||||
| 14 | means of preventing this disease; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Increasing awareness among patients and | ||||||
| 16 | healthcare providers alike regarding the
best use of these | ||||||
| 17 | prevention tools is a key component in safeguarding women's | ||||||
| 18 | health; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we declare January 2022 as Cervical Health Awareness Month in | ||||||
| 3 | the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That we encourage all citizens
to recognize that | ||||||
| 5 | cervical cancer is preventable and to encourage the women in
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| 6 | their lives to avail themselves of the tests and vaccines that
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| 7 | have proven so effective in preventing cervical cancer, as we | ||||||
| 8 | have the means to prevent this
disease, and it is incumbent on | ||||||
| 9 | all of us to insure we have the will to do so.
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