Bill Text: IL SR0018 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares January 31, 2017 as Omphalocele Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0018 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0018-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, An omphalocele is a birth defect that occurs early | ||||||
| 3 | in pregnancy
in which the abdominal wall does not close | ||||||
| 4 | properly and some or most of the
abdominal organs protrude into | ||||||
| 5 | the umbilical cord; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, It is estimated that a small omphalocele occurs in | ||||||
| 7 | about one out of
every 5,000 pregnancies and a large or giant | ||||||
| 8 | omphalocele occurs in about one out
of every 10,000 | ||||||
| 9 | pregnancies; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, An omphalocele may be isolated or may be | ||||||
| 11 | associated with other
defects or chromosomal abnormalities; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Despite the challenges a baby born with an | ||||||
| 14 | omphalocele may face,
many babies who are born with an | ||||||
| 15 | omphalocele survive and go on to live happy,
healthy lives; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Mothers of Omphaloceles (MOO) is a group of over | ||||||
| 17 | 2,000 parents
from around the world that was created to provide | ||||||
| 18 | hope and information to
families with babies diagnosed with an | ||||||
| 19 | omphalocele; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
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| 1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Mothers of | ||||||
| 2 | Omphaloceles for their courageous efforts to advocate for their | ||||||
| 3 | children and raise awareness that an omphalocele is a treatable | ||||||
| 4 | condition; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That we recognize International Omphalocele | ||||||
| 6 | Awareness Day
celebrated annually on January 31 as part of | ||||||
| 7 | Birth Defects Prevention Month; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That we declare January 31, 2017 as Omphalocele | ||||||
| 9 | Awareness Day
in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to Mothers of Omphaloceles as an expression of our | ||||||
| 12 | respect and esteem.
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