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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of
Sheldon J. Segal; and
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| WHEREAS, Sheldon Segal was a pioneer in the field of |
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| contraceptives; he was the leader of the team that developed |
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| the contraceptive implant Norplant and several other |
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| birth-control devices used by millions of women worldwide; he |
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| also helped create the Mirena intrauterine device, |
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| copper-bearing IUDs, and contraceptive vaginal rings; and
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| WHEREAS, Sheldon Segal was a strong believer in a woman's |
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| right to control her reproduction; he spent years persuading |
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| the Chinese government to switch from ill-fitting steel IUDs to |
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| flexible copper-bearing IUDs, a key improvement that also |
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| reduced the demand for abortions in China; he also toured |
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| numerous contraceptive clinics in Bangladesh during the 1970s |
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| and worked with the Bangladeshi government to try to improve |
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| the quality of IUD delivery; and
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| WHEREAS, Sheldon Segal served as an advisor to numerous |
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| governmental and non-governmental organizations, including the |
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| Population Council, the United States Congress, the World |
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| Health Organization, the U.N. Population Fund, the World Bank, |
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| and the European Parliament; therefore, be it
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