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DE SCR11
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/23/2013
Primary Sponsor
Bethany Hall-Long
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AI Summary
- Supports the Delaware Gift of Life campaign to increase organ donor registration rates in Delaware through the federal Workplace Partnership for Life initiative
- Notes that 91 percent of the population supports organ donation, but only 48 percent of Delaware's driver's license and state identification card holders have registered as organ donors
- Sets a campaign goal to register at least 50 percent of Delaware's driver's license and state identification card holders as organ and tissue donors, requiring an additional 12,600 registrations
- Highlights that one organ, tissue, and eye donor can save up to 8 lives and help more than 50 people, while 600 Delawareans are currently on the organ transplant waiting list
- Encourages all Delawareans to become organ and tissue donors through Delaware's Division of Motor Vehicles, which offers free and easily accessible registration
Legislative Description
Supporting The Delaware Gift Of Life Campaign To Increase Delaware’s Organ Donor Designation Rate
Last Action
Passed in House by Voice Vote
4/25/2013
Full Bill Text
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