Following a federal judge’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency should regulate to a greater extent the addition of fluoride into drinking water, one organization is calling on Texas to end the practice.
Adding fluoride into public drinking water began in the mid-twentieth century and has been defended as a low-cost cavities reduction method, according to a paper released by the Huffines Liberty Foundation.
The Huffines Liberty Foundation explains that the government forcing medical intervention on the public, also known as forced medicalization, has been an ongoing issue in the U.S., with the debate resurfacing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The problem of coercive medicalization extends beyond COVID-19 and encompasses practices like the fluoridation of drinking water, which impacts millions of Americans daily,” reads the HLF paper.
The fluoridation of drinking water was brought up last year at a city council meeting in Dallas, where representatives from both sides of the issue were heard.
Although the issue was not voted on, it did expose the growing safety concerns regarding fluoride in public drinking water.
According to a peer-reviewed study done by the National Toxicology Program, a division of The Department of Health and Human Services, there is much scientific research that has been conducted in the past few decades that point to an association between exposure to fluoride and lower cognitive or neurodevelopmental results in children.
“We must create safeguards against any form of coerced medical treatment being pushed by lobbyists who don’t have the public’s interest at heart,” explained HLF.
It’s time for officials to prioritize the health, welfare, and liberty of Texans by rejecting outdated policies that are poisoning citizens. Texans deserve nothing less.
Don Huffines, president of Huffines Liberty Foundation, told Texas Scorecard, “I encourage all citizens to contact their water provider and find out if fluoride is being added; if so, demand that they stop the indefensible poisoning of Texans! Forced medicalization is the apex of tyranny.”
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