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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, April 2022 is National Donate Life Month, an |
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advocacy campaign with the goal of educating the public about organ |
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donation and the power that all of us have to save lives through the |
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compassionate act of registering to be a donor; and |
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WHEREAS, At any given time, more than 100,000 men, women, and |
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children are on the national transplant waiting list, with an |
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estimated 10,000 waiting in Texas; there are more Americans |
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awaiting lifesaving organ transplants than there are available |
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donors, and tragically, 20 people pass away every day before a match |
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can be found; and |
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WHEREAS, Approximately 95 percent of U.S. adults support |
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organ donation, but only 58 percent are currently signed up to be |
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donors; just one donor can save as many as eight lives, and corneal |
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and tissue transplants from a single individual can help many more |
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patients enjoy better health; and |
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WHEREAS, Donate Life America and its partnering |
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organizations established National Donate Life Month in 2003; each |
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April, this month-long observance provides an opportunity to |
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encourage Americans to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors |
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and to celebrate those who have given the gift of life as donors; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, By promoting organ donation and donor registration, |
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we can give hope to countless Americans for longer, healthier |
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lives, and this worthy cause is one that deserves the earnest |
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support of every Texan; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 2022 as National Donate Life |
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Month and commend all those who have devoted their time and efforts |
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to advocating for the cause of organ donation. |