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Beliefs about the treatment of illness
The Bahá’í religion encourages members to seek the guidance of a qualified doctor if necessary to maintain good health.
Religious contacts and religious practices
Essential Practice Point 2:
There are no clergy in the Bahá’í religion. Community members are available to visit the ill and dying in healthcare settings. A local contact can be sourced through the Irish National Coordinator whose details are at the end of the section. This contact can be called on for guidance for the healthcare settings and personal support for ill and dying Bahá’í.
- Bahá’ís generally are open to contact with hospital chaplains and people of other religions.
- Ill members may request a visit from a community member.
- The Bahá’í religion is mostly free of ritual, ceremony and symbols. Followers tend to pray and read from the teachings of the religion's founder.
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Food and the content of medicine
Bahá’í avoid mind altering substances, including narcotics and alcohol. Medicines containing these ingredients are normally permitted.
Blood Transfusion and Organ Transplantation
There is no religious objection to these procedures.
