Bill Text: PA SR218 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating November 18, 2009, as "Prematurity Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania and encouraging efforts to fund research and programs to find causes of prematurity.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-12-15 - Introduced and adopted [SR218 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR218-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1550
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 218 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, PILEGGI, ARGALL, BAKER, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, COSTA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FARNESE, FERLO, FONTANA, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, LOGAN, MUSTO, O'PAKE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, WARD, WASHINGTON AND M. WHITE, DECEMBER 15, 2009
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, DECEMBER 15, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 18, 2009, as "Prematurity Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania and encouraging efforts to fund research and
programs to find causes of prematurity.
WHEREAS, Premature birth is the number one killer of newborns
in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Nearly half a million babies are born prematurely
every year, including more than 16,000 in Pennsylvania, and the
number is rising; and
WHEREAS, According to the March of Dimes, in 2005 the annual
societal economic cost associated with preterm birth in the
United States was at least $26.2 billion; and
WHEREAS, Most people are unaware of this common, serious and
costly problem or the enormous emotional toll on families; and
WHEREAS, The March of Dimes is leading a national effort to
save babies from premature birth by funding research to find the
causes and by supporting local programs offering hope and help
to families with a baby in intensive care; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate November 18, 2009, as
"Prematurity Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania and encourage
efforts to fund research and programs to find causes of
prematurity.
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