America
More Communities Ban Fluoride From Water Supply
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Questions raised over its safety despite evidence it stops tooth decay. BY MATTHEW LYSIAK
resident donald trump’s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” has claimed its fi rst victim: fl uoride.
In March, Utah became the fi rst
state to ban fl uoride in public water systems. “This is part of a growing move-
ment regarding health that has emerged from genuine concern about the chemicals in our food, the air we breathe, and the substances added to our water supply,” said state Rep. Stephanie Gricius, who sponsored the fl uoride legislation. “The government should not be in
the business of mass medicating the public. Those are the kinds of choices that need to be made on the individual level,” she added. The issue has come under increas-
ing scrutiny since the appointment in February of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. secretary of health and human services. Kennedy has publicly called for an
end to adding fl uoride to public water supplies. In a November social media post, he wrote: “Fluoride is an indus- trial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease.” In April, after Utah banned fl uo-
ride, Kennedy visited the state and said he hoped more states would fol- low its lead. “It makes no sense to have it in our water supply,” he said.
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A federal judge ruled the chemical poses an “unreasonable risk” to human health at recommended levels, including a decrease in IQ among children.
According to Gricius, the nation-
wide shift away from “medicat- ed water” is occurring as part of a bipartisan movement toward health autonomy following the mishandling of COVID-19 by public offi cials and the election of Trump, who promised to prioritize public health during his campaign. “The issue of health freedom tran-
scends party lines; this bill has gar- nered support from both the politi- cal left and right,” said Gricius, who added, “It has truly started to snowball across the nation.” Now, more communities nation- wide are voting to protect their water
from the mineral, joining most nations in Europe, as well as China, in avoid- ing fl uoride. Florida Surgeon General Joseph
Ladapo cited health concerns in advising Miami-Dade County to stop adding fl uoride to the municipal drinking water supply. “The debate here is whether fl uoride should be added to your water, and it shouldn’t be,” he said in March. “This is not in the interest of children, pregnant women, or our community.” In Nebraska, state Sen. Ben Hansen introduced a bill to repeal the 2008 mandate requiring all communities with populations over 1,000 to include
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