Remarks - Press Conference on Organ and Tissue Donation

 
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE MAYOR' PRESS SECRETARY 1350 E STREET, N.W. ROOM 532 WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 (202) 727-6424 REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. PRESS CONFERENCE ON ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION HOWARD HOSPITAL - BASEMENT AUDITORIUM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1987 10:00 A-M- GOOD MORNING! IT SEEMS THAT EVERY DAY WE READ ABOUT MEDICAL MIRACLES IN THE AREA OF ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION- PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE NOW BEING GIVEN NEW LIFE BECAUSE OTHERS DONATED THEIR ORGANS AND TISSUES AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH. THAT GENEROSITY, ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND ACT OF KINDNESS, HAVE MEANT MANY GREAT THINGS — ESPECIALLY TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND ITS CITIZENS. KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS AT THE DISTRICT'S MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS HAVE SUSTAINED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF DISTRICT RESIDENTS OVER THE i YEARS. THIS SUMMER, WE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE i