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AZ SCR1013

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Heather Carter

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Proclaims March 9, 2020 as Living Kidney Donors Day in Arizona to recognize and honor living kidney donors.

  • Notes that nearly 2,000 people in Arizona and 100,000 people nationwide are waiting for kidney transplants, with 90 Arizonans dying annually without receiving one.

  • Recognizes that living kidney donation offers chronic kidney disease patients better quality of life and longer survival compared to waiting for deceased donors.

  • Acknowledges that living kidney donor transplants in Arizona have declined 39% since 2009, with the steepest drop occurring in 2017.

  • Honors organizations including the TransplantFirst Academy, National Kidney Foundation of Arizona, and the Erma Bombeck Project for advocating kidney donation awareness and supporting living donors.

Legislative Description

Living kidney donors day 2020

Concurrent Resolution

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