"In a poll of 1,000 U.S. adults, 79% endorsed the belief that spiritual faith and prayer can help people recover from disease, and 63% agreed that physicians should talk to patients about spiritual faith and prayer. Indeed, many medical experts feel that not to include a spiritual dimension in a patient's plan for treatment and recovery is to be medically irresponsible."

"Given the scientific support for prayer's beneficial effects, not praying for the best possbile outcome may be the equivalent of deliberately withholding an effective drug or surgical procedure."