USA - Battle over impending legislation
Several letters posted at the above Web page one for and four against fluoride - this one from Dr Connett
Who is scaring whom?
Your editorial accuses me of "scare tactics" over the dangers of water fluoridation merely for pointing out what is readily available in the peer reviewed and published scientific literature. See http://www.fluorideaction.net/healthWhat is really scary is US government agencies are ignoring what is in the literature and your willingness to promote the mandatory use of this practice throughout your state without reading that literature for yourself. Also scary is that those in favor of this draconian measure failed to produce one individual to share the platform with me on Saturday to argue their case. This despite efforts by the organizers to get them to do so. As I said in my presentation, "they promote it like parrots and defend it like chickens."I urge all your readers to do everything thay can to prevent mandatory fluoridation in Pennsylvania. Most countries in Europe do not impose fluoridation on their citizens and yet their teeth - according to WHO figures - are just as good, if not better than ours.Regardless of arguments over dangers and benefits, and no matter how well-intentioned, a bunch of legislators in Harrisburg have no right to do to all their citizens what an individual doctor cannot do to an individual patient, that is force him or her to take medication without their informed consent.
Dr. Paul Connett, Canton, NY 13617
Who is scaring whom?
Your editorial accuses me of "scare tactics" over the dangers of water fluoridation merely for pointing out what is readily available in the peer reviewed and published scientific literature. See http://www.fluorideaction.net/healthWhat is really scary is US government agencies are ignoring what is in the literature and your willingness to promote the mandatory use of this practice throughout your state without reading that literature for yourself. Also scary is that those in favor of this draconian measure failed to produce one individual to share the platform with me on Saturday to argue their case. This despite efforts by the organizers to get them to do so. As I said in my presentation, "they promote it like parrots and defend it like chickens."I urge all your readers to do everything thay can to prevent mandatory fluoridation in Pennsylvania. Most countries in Europe do not impose fluoridation on their citizens and yet their teeth - according to WHO figures - are just as good, if not better than ours.Regardless of arguments over dangers and benefits, and no matter how well-intentioned, a bunch of legislators in Harrisburg have no right to do to all their citizens what an individual doctor cannot do to an individual patient, that is force him or her to take medication without their informed consent.
Dr. Paul Connett, Canton, NY 13617
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