Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 3.djvu/950

 103 STAT. 3018 PROCLAMATION 5959—APR. 21, 1989 new heart, lung, or kidney. These wonderful success stories would not have been possible without the generosity of those Americans who were willing to donate their organs and tissues to others. Much has been done in recent years to encourage public support of organ and tissue donation. Through the American Council on Trans- plantation, regional donor programs, community leadership, and media support, millions of Americans have learned about donation and have signed donor cards. Unfortimately, despite these efforts and the suc- cess of transplant programs around the world, many seriously ill per- sons still await organ transplants. That is why I encourage each and every American to give careful thought to becoming an organ and tissue donor. I encoiurage every American to learn the facts about organ and tissue transplants and to discuss any moral or ethical concerns about dona- tion with your family and doctor. Organ and tissue transplants give us cause to reflect upon the precious gift of human life, as well as our re- sponsibility to treat it with care and reverence. Just as we give thanks for the life and health with which God has blessed us, so, too, must we solemnly consider the profound act of sharing life with others through organ and tissue donation. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 112, has designated the weeks of April 23 through 29, 1989, and April 23 through 29, 1990, as "National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week" and has authorized and re- quested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this oc- casion. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the weeks of April 23 through 29, 1989, and April 23 through 29, 1990, as National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week. I ask health care professionals, public and private service organizations, and all Americans to join in supporting tiiis hu- manitarian cause. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hun- dred and thirteenth. GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 5959 of April 21, 1988 Law Day, U.S.A., 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation For more than 30 years, our Nation has paused each May 1 to observe Law Day, U.S.A. On this day, we celebrate America's legacy of liberty and self-government, guaranteed under law and preserved with the aid of our legal system. The American legal system plays a vital role in maintaining the bal- ance between individual freedom and civil order. Our Nation's leaders,

�