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PULSE POINTS:
What Happened: Utah’s governor signed legislation removing fluoride from public water.
Who’s Involved: Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Utah state lawmakers.
Where & When: Utah, with the bill signed on Thursday; action effective May 7.
Key Quote: Governor Cox questioned the necessity of fluoride: “You would think you would see drastically different outcomes with half the state not getting it and half the state getting it… We haven’t seen that.”
Impact: Utah becomes the first state to implement such a policy, impacting roughly 44 percent of its residents currently accessing fluoridated water.
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IN FULL:
Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT) signed a groundbreaking bill eliminating fluoride from Utah’s public water supply. The measure, introduced in January and passed by the state legislature, will take effect on May 7. This legislative move makes Utah the first U.S. state to withdraw fluoridation from its public water.
“You would think you would see drastically different outcomes with half the state not getting it and half the state getting it,” Gov. Cox said in a recent media interview. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, about 44 percent of Utah’s population presently drinks fluoridated tap water. The Utah governor continued: “I’ve talked to a lot of dentists. We haven’t seen that.”
“So it’s got to be a really high bar for me if we’re going to require people to be medicated by their government,” Cox added.
Fluoride is generally added to water supplies to aid in the prevention of cavities and tooth decay, especially in children, a practice supported by most public health officials. However, divergent opinions exist about its necessity. President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed concerns, pointing to potential health risks such as arthritis associated with fluoride.
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