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Florida became the second state in the country after Utah to ban local governments from adding fluoride to their public water systems.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill at Simpson Lakes in Dade City -- about 38 miles northeast of Tampa -- on Thursday. The law is set to go into effect on July 1.

"We certainly now, in our society in 2025, we have the ability to deliver fluoride through toothpaste and all these other things," DeSantis said at an event for the signing of the bill. "You don't gotta force it and take away people's choices. But the whole crux of the issue is you should be able to make decisions on the basis of informed consent."

"Forcing this in the water supply is trying to take that away from people who may want to make a different decision rather than to have this in water," DeSantis added.

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Another victory against the woke forces fighting tooth decay!!!

[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Literally the only chemicals any Republicans seem to care about regulating are flouride, progestin, and estradiol.

Cyanide, mercury, and benzene are all fair game.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

don’t forget glyphosate & dioxins

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Clearly Big Fluoride isn't paying off the right people!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

This but unironically.

DOW Chemical could have shut this down with a few Trumpcoin purchases.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

90% of the people that agree with this legislation are living off diet soda, lite beer, and energy drinks - not pure water.

[–] atzanteol 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is that “hey” as in “Hey, I think this legislation is stupid, but yes, I never drink water and bathing my teeth in high pH drinks all day long”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My teef are fine. I don't know what you're talking about.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You got more than one toof? Lucky

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

...you ever take it off any sweet jumps?..

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don’t listen to these fools, your body is a temple. 🙏

This moment of enlightenment brought to you by Mountain Dew Buddha Blast … like a holy hand grenade to your pancreas (TM)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Drink water. It’s ok to drink other things, but in moderation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

And already lost their teeth years ago.

[–] Reverendender 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Because Florida didn’t have enough gap-toothed rednecks already….

"You don't gotta force it and take away people's choices. But the whole crux of the issue is you should be able to make decisions on the basis of informed consent." "Forcing this in the water supply is trying to take that away from people who may want to make a different decision rather than to have this in water," DeSantis added.

Next they should ban Oxygen. Because forcing oxygen into the air is trying to take away the informed consent of people who want to make a different decision than to breathe it in.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

"informed" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Your constituents aren't informed, you disingenuous polyp.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

What if I want dirty air and water? Why would you take that away from me????

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Reverendender 2 points 3 weeks ago

Get rid of it!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

If we are fighting chemicals and letting our water flow pure, add a ban to forever chemicals or PFAs which literally causes cancer and hold them ( 3M, DU Pont) responsible for it

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Hey now, you can choose to live in a place without that in your water. /s

The argument DeSantis is making is stupid. You can already buy bottles water with no fluoride in it. How does that not satisfy his argument?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago

Once again proving Republicans are Fuuuucking stupid.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

And when are we going to fix the real problem with our water. Too much hydrogen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

You mean not enough lead?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

They just need to invest in H2Flow.

[–] marine_mustang 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I recently found out my municipality does not add flouride to most of our water, because it’s naturally flouridated enough already to meet the recommended amount.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Apparently concrete water tanks, the type on a lot of rural houses, are naturally fluoridated. My kids have really good teeth which was a surprise given the number of fillings I had as a child.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

How do I invest in Florida dentistry?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

"You don't gotta force it and take away people's choices."

Like, I don't know, maybe abortion desantis YOU FUCKING MORON.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Florida is replacing the fluoride with citric acid and splenda.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Soon, electrolytes. It's what plants crave!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Clown car shit

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

He's taking the fluoride out of fluorida

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

For the purity of all our natural bodily fluids.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It owns the libs, therefore, it's good, obviously.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Dental plan ... no more fluoridated water

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago
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