A bombshell decision made the MAHA movement love Utah’s new law to ban fluoride from public drinking water, striking a blow for individual liberty and parental choice.
GOP Governor Spencer Cox signed legislation that prohibits cities from adding industrial chemicals to water systems, rejecting decades of government mandates.
The landmark decision aligns with growing concerns about the forced medication of citizens without consent.
The new law, which takes effect May 7, marks a decisive victory for health freedom advocates and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, which Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr championed.
Utah lawmakers cited multiple reasons for the ban, including the questionable effectiveness of fluoridation, its high cost, and mounting scientific concerns about potential neurotoxic effects.
Congresswoman Stephanie Gricius, who backed the bill, emphasized the importance of individual choice in healthcare decisions.
“Community water fluoridation and informed consent, which is foundational to good health care, cannot coexist,” Gricius declared. “I believe strongly in individual choice when it comes to what prescriptions we put into our bodies.”
Governor Cox’s decision was influenced by data showing no significant dental health differences between Utah counties that add fluoride to water and those that do not.
Only two of Utah’s 29 counties currently fluoridate their water, yet dental outcomes remain similar statewide.
“You think you would see drastically different outcomes. We haven’t,” Cox noted when explaining his support for the ban.
Furthermore, the fluoride used in public water systems comes from the phosphate fertilizer industry, raising additional concerns about its source and purity.
A California judge recently ordered the EPA to regulate fluoride due to research suggesting it may harm children’s intellectual development when consumed in drinking water.
Utah currently ranks 44th in the nation for the percentage of residents receiving fluoridated water, with only about 44% of Utah residents drinking fluoridated water as of 2022.
The state’s new prohibition allows pharmacists to prescribe fluoride tablets as an alternative for families who wish to use it, ensuring access while maintaining freedom of choice.
Other states are following Utah’s lead. Ohio, South Carolina, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Montana have all introduced bills to restrict fluoridation.
The movement has gained momentum since Secretary Kennedy’s appointment, as he has pledged to “advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.”
Predictably, the American Dental Association (ADA) criticized Utah’s decision, claiming fluoridation reduces cavities.
Nevertheless, analysts point out that most developed nations have rejected water fluoridation, with less than 5% of the world’s population drinking artificially fluoridated water.
Countries like Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and Sweden have all opted against the practice without suffering poorer dental health.
Ultimately, the controversy over fluoridation has intensified in recent years as new research emerges linking high fluoride exposure to lower IQs in children.
With over 200 million Americans currently consuming fluoridated water, Utah’s ban represents a significant turning point in the debate over government-mandated medical treatments and the right of citizens to control what goes into their bodies.
