Isn t what I want in my water a matter of personal freedom?
(Back to Top) Some people against water fluoridation feel fluoridating a community water supply impinges on their personal freedom. They feel they are “medicated against their will.” In fact, filters are available whereby individuals can de-fluoridate their water, or they can drink distilled water. Furthermore, participation in civil society in Humboldt County involves numerous examples where public policies are initiated for the common good, considering that the risks to an individual are absent or minimal. The law requiring use of helmets by motorcyclists “infringes on personal freedom” to protect society from the burden of caring for an injured individual. Vitamin D is added to milk, iodine is added to table salt and folic acid is added to cereals to prevent diseases arising from nutrient deficiency states. Immunizations are required for children to attend school. Children who cite religious beliefs to be exempted from immunizations would not be free to attend school if they were ex
