The churches and movements listed below have religious beliefs against some or most forms of medical care. For articles on specific cases and issues involving many of these, see the By denomination page.

  • Followers of Christ
  • Faith Assembly
  • Church of the Firstborn
  • Christian Science
  • Faith Tabernacle
  • End Time Ministries
  • The Believers’ Fellowship
  • Jehovah’s Witnesses
  • Church of God of the Union Assembly
  • Church of God (certain congregations)
  • First Century Gospel Church
  • Full Gospel Deliverance Church
  • Faith Temple Doctoral Church of Christ in God
  • Jesus through Jon and Judy
  • Christ Miracle Healing Center
  • Northeast Kingdom Community Church
  • Christ Assembly
  • The Source
  • “No Name” Fellowship
  • The Body
  • 1 Mind Ministries
  • Twelve Tribes
  • Born in Zion Ministry

Since 1980 children have died in these sects without medical attention for:

  • pneumonia
  • meningitis
  • diabetes
  • diphtheria
  • appendicitis
  • measles
  • gangrene
  • dehydration
  • blood poisoning
  • Wilm’s tumor and other cancers
  • perinatal suffocation or strangulation
  • diarrhea
  • respiratory infections
  • kidney infections
  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  • epilepsy
  • pericarditis
  • strangulated hernia
  • bowel obstruction
  • sepsis
  • thalassemia

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