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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, More than 116,000 people are currently waiting for
3an organ transplant; 21 people will die each day waiting for an
4organ, and one person is added to the organ donor waiting list
5every 10 minutes; and
 
6    WHEREAS, One organ donor can save up to eight lives and let
7up to 79 people receive organ transplants; a single tissue
8donor can save or heal up to 50 people; and
 
9    WHEREAS, More than 24,000 patients saw their lives saved or
10markedly improved in 2014 thanks to organ transplants; and
 
11    WHEREAS, More than 120 million people in the United States
12are signed up to be organ, eye, and tissue donors, which is
13approximately 50% of the United States adult population; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois should be made aware of
15the need for organ donors and that everyone can become a donor,
16regardless of age, race, or medical history; and
 
17    WHEREAS, National Donate Life Month takes place every year
18in April and features an entire month of local, regional, and
19national activities to help encourage Americans to register as
20organ, eye, and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have

 

 

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1saved lives through the gift of donation; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois should encourage all
3residents 18 years and older to register as an organ donor at
4the same time they apply for or renew a driver's license or ID
5card; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Organ Donor Registration Month in the State of
7Illinois promotes education and awareness of how citizens can
8become donors and the importance of being a donor to help save
9lives; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12recognize April 2016 as Organ Donor Registration Month in the
13State of Illinois in honor of those who have lost their lives
14while waiting on a transplant list, to celebrate the lives of
15those who have been saved through organ donation, and to thank
16those who have been donors.