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Connie Morella: “Mr. Speaker, thousands of Americans die every year and thousands more suffer unnecessarily because of the current…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1998
Mr. Speaker, thousands of Americans die every year and thousands more suffer unnecessarily because of the current shortage of transplantable organs and tissues. Kidneys are the most needed organs for transplantation, accounting for 69 percent of all organ waiting list registrations. While the 7 days Federal law currently allows for recovery from bone marrow donation is adequate, recovery periods for kidney donations run much longer. We must avoid situations where our leave policies deter people from donating organs. Through this legislation, the Federal Government will become a leader in encouraging individuals to perform the valuable public service of donating organs.
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Connie Morella
Maryland
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Discussing the importance of legislation to address organ donation shortages.

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