Bill Text: NY K00621 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 621 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2022, as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-8)

Status: (Passed) 2022-03-07 - adopted [K00621 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00621-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 621

BY: M. of A. Joyner

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        March 2022, as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month in
        the State of New York

  WHEREAS, The State of New York  takes  great  pride  in  recognizing
serious  disorders  by proclaiming official months to increase awareness
of such concerns, which affect thousands of New Yorkers; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this  Legislative  Body  to  memorialize
Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  March 2022, as Bleeding Disorders
Awareness Month in the State  of  New  York,  in  conjunction  with  the
observance of National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month; and

  WHEREAS,   Bleeding   disorders   encompass  a  variety  of  genetic
conditions including hemophilia, Von  Willebrand  disease,  sickle  cell
anemia,  and  platelet  disorders;  these  conditions  cause an affected
person's blood to clot slower than normal, leading to prolonged bleeding
which can result from trauma, medical procedures, child birth, or  occur
spontaneously; and

  WHEREAS, Symptoms vary, and may include pain, disabling joint/muscle
damage,  organ  failure  and  in  severe  cases  death;  while  there is
treatment for these conditions, there is no cure; and

  WHEREAS, Bleeding disorders may affect more  than  one  in  100  New
Yorkers, both male and female; while many patients have a family history
of bleeding disorders, one in three do not; and

  WHEREAS,  The  history  of  bleeding disorders is one of tragedy and
hope; before 1965 there  was  no  treatment  for  people  with  bleeding
disorders;  those with serious symptoms often became physically disabled
and often had a life expectancy of 40 years; and

  WHEREAS, In the 1980s, treatment finally became available for  those
suffering  with these disorders; unfortunately, the treatments gave rise
to the scourge of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood; as a
result, over 10,000 people with bleeding disorders died, and  those  who
survived lived profoundly altered lives; and

  WHEREAS,  Today,  advances in medical research and growing access to
care offer people with bleeding disorders the opportunity to lead  full,
productive  lives to the same age as unaffected people; however, the key
to realizing this bright future is early  diagnosis,  proper  treatment,
and  continuing  access  to  the different medications and care services
patients need to stay healthy as they grow and age; and

  WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize March as Bleeding  Disorders
Month  in  order  to  foster public awareness and understanding of these
bleeding  disorders  and  to  encourage  early  detection   and   prompt
treatment; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March  2022,  as  Bleeding
Disorders Awareness Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.