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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, LOGAN, DINNIMAN, FERLO, ERICKSON, TARTAGLIONE, GORDNER, ALLOWAY, WASHINGTON, FONTANA, O'PAKE, KASUNIC, TOMLINSON, VOGEL, EARLL, KITCHEN, ARGALL, ORIE, COSTA, PILEGGI AND RAFFERTY, APRIL 20, 2010 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 20, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the month of April 2010 as "Hemophilia Awareness |
2 | Month" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Hemophilia is the name of a genetic disorder that |
4 | impairs the body's ability to control bleeding; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Hemophilia is defined as excessive, uncontrollable |
6 | bleeding because of the missing or low-level clotting factor in |
7 | the blood; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Bleeding may occur even when there is no injury and |
9 | most often occurs in the joints and in the head; and |
10 | WHEREAS, There are approximately 20,000 citizens in the |
11 | United States with hemophilia and each year approximately 400 |
12 | babies are born with the disorder; and |
13 | WHEREAS, There are approximately 1,700 Pennsylvania citizens |
14 | living with hemophilia; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Hemophilia affects males almost exclusively, one in |
16 | 7,000, and is found in all populations; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Although there is no cure for hemophilia, it is a |
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1 | lifelong condition that can be controlled with intravenous |
2 | infusion of factor replacement therapies; therefore be it |
3 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of April 2010 |
4 | as "Hemophilia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. |
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