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UK Against Fluoridation

Thursday, November 16, 2017

NZ - Human rights issues bite in fluoride test case, top court told

A protest in Nelson against fluoridation. (File photo)Opponents of adding fluoride to water supplies say it breaches human rights to protect against unwanted medical treatment, a Supreme Court test case has been told.

Two small Taranaki towns, Waverley and Pātea, are at the centre of the case after the South Taranaki District Council decided to add fluoride to their water supplies.

​New Health New Zealand has taken on the council and the minister of health, and says fluoridating water supplies breaches the right to be able to refuse to undergo medical treatment.
New Health's lawyer, Mary Scholtens, QC, said about 48 per cent of New Zealand's water was fluoridated at present, without proof that fluoride was effective against tooth decay............

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