Of all the ills of man which can be successfully processed by Scientology, arthritis ranks near the top. In skilled hands, this ailment, though misunderstood and dreaded in the past, already has begun to become history. Twenty-five hours of Scientology by an auditor who fairly understands how to process arthritis can be said to produce an invariable alleviation of the condition. Some cases, even severe ones, have responded in as little as two hours of processing, according to reports from auditors in the field.
-L. Ron Hubbard, Journal of Scientology Issue 1-G, (1952)
Leukaemia is evidently psychosomatic in origin and at least eight cases of leukaemia had been treated successfully by Dianetics after medicine had traditionally given up. The source of leukaemia has been reported to be an engram containing the phrase 'It turns my blood to water.'
-L. Ron Hubbard, Journal of Scientology Issue 15-G (1953)
The Objection
Scientology teaches that by reaching sufficient levels within their practice, and by "making your own reality", a member can overcome illness by will alone. It teaches that mental instabilities caused by chemical imbalance, and illness, should generally be treated with vitamins and audiiting rather than medication - including, in several cases, schizophrenia and cancer. People die as a result of following these teachings - and, as icing on the cake, remember that last point; Scientology lobbies to ruin the reputations and practices of those that would prescribe such medications and offer clinically tested and peer-reviewed treatments.
First Featured Video: David Miscavige, 2007 Summit
To begin checking that case, here's the current chairman of the RTC (religious technology center; the organisation which holds the copyright on the works of L.Ron Hubbard), David Miscavige, addressing the 2007 summit, and speaking about the topic:
Second Featured Video: The CCHR?
Miscavige mentions the CCHR in that video clip. That organisation has a number of video advertisments for their position on the matter. Here is an example:
Additional References
1. This pressure and lobbying is fairly extreme in name, and has caused deaths. In recent Australian news, a woman was taken off her medication for schizophrenia, and her mental state degraded to the point where she killed her parents. One article on this is HERE.
2. The events of (1) are not an isolated incident - an almost identical series of events took place several years ago - the Perkins family tragedy. Information of that is HERE.
3. The CCHR also has a travelling exhibit entitled "Psychiatry: An Industry of death"; an Australian news pocast on that is HERE.