Signaling a shift in public health policy that many conservatives see as common-sense priorities, Utah’s ban is now a low as it has become the first state to ban fluoride from public drinking water.
Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT) signed legislation, effective May 7, banning the addition of fluoride to Utah’s public water systems.
The groundbreaking law makes Utah the first state to reject the decades-old practice that began in 1945, which critics argue forces medication on citizens without their consent.
The ban represents a significant victory for health freedom advocates and aligns with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement championed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now serving as Secretary of HHS in the Trump administration.
Representative Stephanie Gricius (R-UT), who sponsored the bill, emphasized the fundamental principles at stake.
“Community water fluoridation and informed consent, which is foundational to good health care, cannot coexist,” Gricius stated. “I believe strongly in individual choice when it comes to what prescriptions we put into our bodies.”
Utah lawmakers pointed to compelling evidence that fluoridation is costly and ineffective for dental health.
Only two of Utah’s 29 counties currently add fluoride to water, and these areas show no significant improvement in dental health compared to unfluoridated counties.
Governor Cox noted, “You think you would see drastically different outcomes. We haven’t.”
“Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease,” RFK Jr. stated, highlighting concerns that the establishment medical community has long dismissed.
The fluoride used in public water systems comes from the phosphate fertilizer industry, raising questions about its purity and safety.
A California judge recently ordered the EPA to regulate fluoride due to studies suggesting risks to children’s intellectual development – evidence that can no longer be ignored.
While the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) maintains that fluoride strengthens teeth, growing research points to neurotoxicity risks when ingested.
Studies have linked high fluoride exposure to lower IQs in children, validating concerns that parents have expressed for decades but were often ridiculed for voicing.
The legislation wisely allows pharmacists to prescribe fluoride tablets as an alternative, preserving individual choice.
Other states, including Ohio, South Carolina, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Montana, have proposed similar restrictions, suggesting a growing national movement to reclaim health freedom from government overreach.
Moreover, the American Dental Association predictably opposed the measure. Still, their influence over public health policy appears to be waning as Americans increasingly question establishment health directives following the pandemic’s controversial mandates.
Kennedy plans to “advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water,” potentially extending Utah’s commonsense approach nationwide and freeing over 200 million Americans currently consuming fluoridated water without their explicit consent.
Utah’s bold stand for individual liberty demonstrates how states can protect citizens from government overreach.
By rejecting the one-size-fits-all approach to public health, Utah has reaffirmed the fundamental American principle that citizens, not bureaucrats, should control what goes into their bodies.
