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Subject: Permission needed to see a doctor!
Date: 29 Sep 1996 19:09:01 -0700
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HCOPL of 26 July 1965 "Release Declaration Restrictions Healing
Amendments"

   This policy letter says "All students *must* have permission to see
a medical doctor except in cases of severe emergency."  The
Scientology student must have an "Ethics clearance" before they can
see "any medical or healing practitioner."  The only exceptions are
infectious diseases and sever injuries.
   This being the case, I interpret this policy to mean that auditing
will most likely take care of the physical illness.  Why would they
want sick students when a trip to the doctor could clear up a physical
problem?  The only logical interpretation is that the physical problem
is expected to be handled by the auditing.

   Also, in front of every green volume I have is a note "To the
Reader".  It is basically a medical disclaimer, stating that "although
the Church, as are all churches, is free to engage in spiritual
healing, it does not, as its primary goal is increased knowledge and
personal integrity for all."  Granted, these volumes were published in
1969, before NOTs was published.  I would like to know if this
statement has been rescinded by some later statement?  Notice that it
clearly states the Church "does not" practice spiritual healing.  It
also later states that the e-meter "in itself, does nothing" and is
just used for finding spiritual problems.  Again, it does not state
that the E-meter is used for physical distress.

   So in one volume here we have on one page a statement that the
Church does no spiritual healing, while on another page Scientology
students are told they can't go to a doctor without permission.  Very
strange.