PENNSYLVANIA, October 18 - PRINTER'S NO. 1961

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

353

Session of

2024

INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, ROBINSON, J. WARD, BROOKS, DUSH, HAYWOOD,

CULVER, VOGEL, TARTAGLIONE, BROWN, COLEMAN, COSTA, DILLON,

MILLER, PHILLIPS-HILL AND CAPPELLETTI, OCTOBER 18, 2024

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, OCTOBER 18, 2024

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of October 2024 as "Down Syndrome

Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs in

approximately 1 in every 640 births; and

WHEREAS, The most common form of Down syndrome, trisomy 21,

is due to an error in cell division just prior to or during

conception, with the 21st chromosome dividing in three instead

of two, resulting in 47 chromosomes per cell instead of 46; and

WHEREAS, While most data on the matter are estimates updated

from infrequently reassessed studies, the total population of

individuals living with Down syndrome in the United States is

believed to be in the hundreds of thousands; and

WHEREAS, Thanks to advances in medical treatments and

continuing research, life expectancy for individuals with Down

syndrome has increased from 10 years of age in 1960 to nearly 60

years of age today according to the most recent United States

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates; and

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