Bill Text: IL SR0318 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares October 10, 2015 as Anencephaly Day in the State of Illinois.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-21 - Resolution Adopted [SR0318 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0318-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Anencephaly is a birth defect that results in a | ||||||
| 3 | child being born without a fully formed skull, scalp, or brain; | ||||||
| 4 | and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Anencephaly is caused by an improperly developed | ||||||
| 6 | neural tube - the part of an embryo that develops
into a | ||||||
| 7 | child's nervous system; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, In children with anencephaly, the neural tube | ||||||
| 9 | fails to close during the third and fourth week of
pregnancy | ||||||
| 10 | and stops the development of the fore brain, cerebrum, skull, | ||||||
| 11 | and scalp; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Some children with anencephaly may be born with a | ||||||
| 13 | rudimentary brain stem that allows basic automatic
responses; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Babies born with anencephaly are usually blind, | ||||||
| 16 | deaf, unconscious, and unable to feel pain; their existing
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| 17 | nervous system allows them to breathe and respond to sound or | ||||||
| 18 | touch but cannot gain consciousness; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Almost all babies born with anencephaly will die | ||||||
| 20 | shortly after birth; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | ||||||
| 2 | estimate that each year, about one in every 4,859 children in | ||||||
| 3 | the United
States will be born with anencephaly; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Anencephaly is part of the neural tube defect | ||||||
| 5 | classification of disorders along with spina bifida; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, There is currently no cure for anencephaly and its | ||||||
| 7 | exact causes and risk factors are still unknown; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Some research suggests that increased ingestion | ||||||
| 9 | of folic acid early during pregnancy may reduce the risk
of | ||||||
| 10 | anencephaly; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the | ||||||
| 13 | importance of improving awareness and encouraging accurate and
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| 14 | early diagnosis of anencephaly; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That we designate October 10, 2015 as Anencephaly | ||||||
| 16 | Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That we support a State, national, and global | ||||||
| 18 | commitment to improving
access to and developing new | ||||||
| 19 | treatments, diagnostics, and cures for anencephaly.
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