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I can’t believe this is actually happening:
#Utah could become the first state to ban #fluoride in its drinking water
The #Republican-controlled statehouse sent the bill to Gov Spencer Cox’s (R) desk last week after it passed both chambers largely along party lines.
#RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #health #HealthInequity #medicine #science #law #USpol #Trump #HHS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/25/utah-ban-fluoride-water/
#Utah could become the first state to ban #fluoride in its drinking water, alarming #PublicHealth experts & #dentists who note the mineral’s role in reducing tooth decay across the nation.
…If signed into #law, the bill would prohibit adding fluoride to public water systems & would bar cities & counties from requiring the mineral in their #water.
Opponents of the measure argue that it infringes on communities’ right to decide whether to use the cavity-fighting mineral & that it departs from decades of #science demonstrating #fluoride’s enamel-strengthening, tooth-decay-combating benefits — particularly for #children. The bill’s supporters contend that it would prevent the government from *medicating* the public without its consent.
…Days before the presidential election, #RFKJr signaled that a future #Trump admin would advise #water districts to remove #fluoride, which he referred to as “an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, & thyroid disease.” #Medical organizations said Kennedy’s assertions are unfounded….
Most Americans drink fluoridated water, including about ½ of #Utah residents. The process of adjusting #fluoride quantities to recommended levels—known as community water fluoridation—reduces #OralHealth disparities, acc/to the #CDC. Most communities that add the mineral do so voluntarily, but about a dozen states require fluoridation. Some of those mandates have been in place for >50 yrs. #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #health #HealthInequity #medicine #science #law #USpol #Trump #HHS
In #Utah, residents who receive fluoridated water…experience tooth decay at rates 25-50% lower than other residents, acc/to the Utah Dental Assn. The group blasted the bill, urging residents to call Cox’s office to demand a veto.
…The group’s national counterpart, the #ADA, sent a letter to Cox on Tues to similarly urge a veto.
“#Utah would be the only state to end this #preventive #health practice that has been in place for over three quarters of a century,” the group wrote. “The Utah measure proposes to take the unprecedented step of ending one of the most trusted & tested #PublicHealth strategies in the arsenal of preventive #medicine.”
@Nonilex
I would make the joke about how some people’s purpose in life is to serve a warning to others, but the reality is that those facing the greatest harm from this quackery are Utah’s children, who have no say in these decisions.
@Nonilex
I have the dental work to prove I grew up in Flourideless Utah in the 80s.
Even now, only a few counties have flouridation, until this gets signed. The state legislature is very into whining about the Feds' power while stomping all over the cities' and counties' power.