The fluoride debate

The Herald reports:

Hamilton residents won't get a vote on whether should continue to be added to tap .

The city council has withdrawn funding for a referendum, and referred the decision to one of its committees.

The will also ask the Minister to instruct the country's chief science adviser to provide advice on fluoridating municipal water supplies.

I'm against compulsory medicating, such as requiring folic acid in . I think bakers should voluntarily include folic acid, but if some people want to buy non folic bread, they should be able to.

With the fluoride , it is slightly different. I would be against a law requiring all water supplies to include fluoride. But I'm not against a local authority saying the water we supply will include fluoride. While convenient to use the council water supply, you don't have to.  There are other ways to get drinking water.

So I'm fine with fluoride being included in Council water supplies.

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