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What are the Mormon beliefs about medical care?

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We believe that human beings were blessed with medical knowledge and the ability to learn and educate ourselves so that we could take care of our bodies and have improved, healthy lives. Many LDS members are physicians. read more

At the time the Church was established (1830), medical science was in its infancy. Fundamental mechanisms of disease were just beginning to be understood, and modern diagnostic approaches and notions about infection were only embryonic. read more

Mormon Beliefs: Laws of Health. Mormons follow a law of health that does more than prevent illness. The Mormon code of health, called the “Word of Wisdom,” also protects agency, or freedom of choice, by proscribing the use of addictive substances. read more

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