Bill Text: IL SR0820 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares September 7, 2024 as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-10 - Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions April 11, 2024 [SR0820 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0820-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects approximately | ||||||
| 3 | one out of every 5,000 live male births; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Globally, 20,000 children are diagnosed with | ||||||
| 5 | Duchenne muscular dystrophy each year; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, There are an estimated 15,000 people in the U.S. | ||||||
| 7 | living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, With increased funding for research and rapidly | ||||||
| 9 | improving treatments, people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy | ||||||
| 10 | have more hope than before; however, there is currently no | ||||||
| 11 | cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Earlier diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy | ||||||
| 13 | in children could improve health outcomes for those affected; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy include | ||||||
| 16 | progressive loss of strength and function in the hips, thighs, | ||||||
| 17 | shoulders, pelvis, arms, lower legs, and trunk; later in life, | ||||||
| 18 | strength in the muscles of the heart and lungs, heart | ||||||
| 19 | function, and breathing are also affected; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Newborn screening will improve health outcomes | ||||||
| 2 | for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; therefore, be | ||||||
| 3 | it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare September | ||||||
| 6 | 7, 2024 as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day in the | ||||||
| 7 | State of Illinois; and be it further
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