A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE MAY 15 OF EACH YEAR AS HEMOPHILIA AWARENESS DAY.
Whereas, hemophilia is the name of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding; and
Whereas, hemophilia is defined as excessive, uncontrollable bleeding because of the missing or low‑level clotting factor in the blood; and
Whereas, bleeding may occur even when there is no injury, and most often occurs in the joints, but all areas of the body can be affected; and
Whereas, there are approximately 20,000 United States citizens with hemophilia, and each year approximately 400 babies are born with the disease; and
Whereas, hemophilia affects males almost exclusively and is found in all populations; and
Whereas, there is no cure for hemophilia; it is a lifelong condition that some individuals can control with regular injections of the deficient clotting factor; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 103 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"§ 103‑11.  Hemophilia Awareness Day.
The fifteenth day of May of each year is designated as Hemophilia Awareness Day in North Carolina."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.