January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council
to assign to the Health Finance Commission the topic of organ donation
and procurement.
Whereas, Countless people have been given a second
chance at life through organ transplantation;
Whereas, Organ donation also offers families of donors
some comfort in their time of loss through the knowledge that
their loved ones have been able to give a very ill person a
second chance at life;
Whereas, Through the hard work and generous
donations of Indiana families, there has been a 30 percent
increase in organ donors and a 19 percent increase in
organs transplanted since 2001;
Whereas, However, there is a need for clear and precise
guidelines for the procurement and transplantation of
organs; and
Whereas, Although a great deal of progress has been
made in terms of public and political awareness of organ
procurement problems, additional changes and further
education may be necessary: Therefore,