PENNSYLVANIA, September 7 - PRINTER'S NO. 1888

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

328

Session of

2022

INTRODUCED BY SANTARSIERO, CAPPELLETTI, HUGHES, MARTIN,

BARTOLOTTA, BROWNE, PHILLIPS-HILL, FONTANA, COMITTA, KEARNEY,

SCHWANK AND HAYWOOD, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing October 1, 2022, as "World Ostomy Day" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, An ostomy is a type of surgery that creates an

opening, known as a stoma, in the abdomen that allows for the

removal of bodily waste when a person has lost the normal

function of digestive or urinary systems due to a birth defect,

colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative

colitis or other medical condition; and

WHEREAS, An ostomy is also necessary in cases of severe

abdominal or pelvic trauma resulting from accidents or from

injuries sustained during military service; and

WHEREAS, The bodily waste passes through the stoma into an

ostomy pouch on the outside of the body or, in the case of a

continent diversion surgery, an internal surgically created

reservoir; and

WHEREAS, Approximately 725,000 to 1 million Americans have an

ostomy, with more than 100,000 new ostomy procedures performed

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