PRINTER'S NO. 2852
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
370
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, KINSEY, GIRAL, SCHLOSSBERG, BERNSTINE,
VENKAT, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, McNEILL, BOROWSKI, MALAGARI,
SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, ISAACSON, KOSIEROWSKI, YOUNG, MULLINS,
GREEN, CERRATO AND DALEY, APRIL 3, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 3, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2024 as "Donate Life Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth strongly supports organ and tissue
donation because of its lifesaving and life-enhancing
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, More than 6,900 men, women and children in this
Commonwealth are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant; and
WHEREAS, In 2023, 789 generous donors from this Commonwealth
gave the gift of life; and
WHEREAS, Nearly half of all Pennsylvanians have demonstrated
their support of donation by registering as organ, tissue and
cornea donors; and
WHEREAS, One organ and tissue donor may save up to eight
lives, restore sight to two people and heal the lives of 75
others; and
WHEREAS, People of all ages are considered potential organ
and tissue donors; and
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WHEREAS, The Organ Donation Advisory Committee, the
Department of Health, the Department of Education, the
Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth's two organ
procurement organizations, the Center for Organ Recovery and
Education (CORE) and Gift of Life Donor Program, are committed
to saving and restoring the lives of those in need of organ,
cornea and tissue transplantation by continuing to increase
public awareness of the importance of becoming a registered
donor; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of April 2024 as "Donate Life Month" in Pennsylvania; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage all
residents to consider becoming an organ and tissue donor by
placing the organ donor designation on their driver's license or
State identification card, or registering online at
donatelifepa.org and sharing this decision with their family.
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