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MO HCR10
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/9/2013
Primary Sponsor
Rochelle Walton Gray
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AI Summary
- Designates April 2013 as "Donate Life Month" in Missouri to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation
- Acknowledges that over 105,000 people are currently waiting for organ donations, with more than 7,000 dying annually due to organ shortage
- Notes that organs and tissue from a single nonliving donor can benefit more than 50 people, and living donors can donate kidneys and parts of liver, lung, pancreas, or intestine
- Encourages Missouri residents to observe Organ Donor Life Month through activities that increase awareness of the need for organ donors
- Cites Robert Noel Test's poem "To Remember Me - I Will Live Forever" to emphasize the life-saving impact of organ donation
Legislative Description
Designates April 2013 as "Donate Life Month" in Missouri
Last Action
Public Hearing Held (S)
4/30/2013
Committee Referrals
Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions, and Ethics4/10/2013
Rules3/12/2013
Tourism And Natural Resources2/27/2013
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