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{
"time": "2012-05-03 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Lib.)",
"fr": "Mme Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke-Nord, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2824663\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present this petition regarding sickle cell disease and thalassemic disorders.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2824664\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Sickle cell disease affects blood cells that carry oxygen throughout our bodies. In sickle cell disease, red blood cells harden into long slivers that block veins and arteries causing injury to blood vessels of organs, including the brain and lungs. About 10% of children develop strokes. Children with sickle cell also are extremely vulnerable to infection and have periodic health crises that cause terrible pain and difficulty breathing, and their lifespan can be reduced by about 30 years.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2824665\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners are calling upon the House of Commons to adopt Bill <a data-HoCid=\"5083487\" href=\"/bills/41-1/C-221/\" title=\"An Act respecting a Comprehensive National Strategy for Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemic Disorders\">C-221, An Act respecting a Comprehensive National Strategy for Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemic Disorders</a>.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2824663\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis heureuse de pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition concernant la dr\u00e9panocytose et les thalass\u00e9mies.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2824664\" data-originallang=\"en\"> La dr\u00e9panocytose touche les cellules du sang qui transportent l'oxyg\u00e8ne dans le corps. En raison de cette maladie, les globules rouges se durcissent en longs rubans qui bloquent les veines et les art\u00e8res, provoquant des l\u00e9sions aux vaisseaux sanguins des organes, y compris le cerveau et les poumons. Environ 10 p. 100 des enfants atteints ont des accidents vasculaires c\u00e9r\u00e9braux. Ces enfants sont aussi extr\u00eamement vuln\u00e9rables aux infections et souffrent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement de crises causant de terribles douleurs et des difficult\u00e9s \u00e0 respirer. L'esp\u00e9rance de vie des personnes atteintes peut \u00eatre r\u00e9duite d'une trentaine d'ann\u00e9es. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2824665\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent \u00e0 la Chambre des communes d'adopter le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"5083487\" href=\"/bills/41-1/C-221/\" title=\"An Act respecting a Comprehensive National Strategy for Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemic Disorders\">C-221, Loi concernant une strat\u00e9gie nationale globale sur la dr\u00e9panocytose et les thalass\u00e9mies</a>.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2012/5/3/kirsty-duncan-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/kirsty-duncan/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1028/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "7555655",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Health",
"fr": "La sant\u00e9"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2012/5/3/",
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}
}