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MO HCR35
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/20/2014
Primary Sponsor
Rochelle Walton Gray
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AI Summary
- Designates August 1-9, 2014, as "Minority Organ Donor Awareness Week" in Missouri
- Encourages the state to observe the week through activities addressing organ donation awareness among all ethnic groups, including prayer breakfasts, health walks, and donor drives
- Notes that over 118,000 people are waiting for organ donations and approximately 7,000 people die annually due to lack of available organs
- Highlights that organs and tissue from a single nonliving donor can benefit more than 50 people, and living donors can contribute a kidney or parts of liver, lung, pancreas, or intestine
- Emphasizes the need for intensive awareness campaigns focused on minority populations, which have historically had lower organ donation rates
Legislative Description
Designates August 1 to 9, 2014, as "Minority Organ Donor Awareness Week" in Missouri
Last Action
Referred: Tourism and Natural Resources(H)
2/26/2014
Committee Referrals
Tourism And Natural Resources2/26/2014
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