Senate Bill 850 reported out of Senate Judiciary Committee Bill includes education provisions about organ donation
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19, 2013
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Donate Life PA Act" (Senate Bill 850/ House Bill 30) was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee today and now moves to the full State Senate. The bill includes provisions to educate students in medical and nursing schools, high schools and colleges to create more awareness about organ donation, reinforces that organ transplantation is a priority over other uses of organs, and reduces the likelihood that organ donations will be denied over the express wishes of a donor or donor's family.
Earlier, organ transplant recipients, organ donor families and people on the transplant waiting list joined legislators in the Capitol Rotunda to support the bill. The bill's prime sponsor in the Senate is Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery). Joseph Petrarca (D-Westmoreland) and Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) are co-prime sponsors for the House Bill.
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