Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis made Florida the second state to ban fluoride in public water, following Utah, which banned it in May 2023.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 700, which prohibits “the use of certain additives in a water system which do not meet specified requirements.” The law goes into effect July 1.
“There’s risks associated for pregnant women, for young people, for kids,” DeSantis said as he signed the bill. “Yes, use fluoride for your teeth, that’s fine, but forcing it into the water supply is basically forced medication on people. They don’t have a choice; you’re taking that away from them.”
“It raises a larger issue,” he continued. “I think we saw a lot of this with COVID, that we had to fight back against. They had certain views: you should wear a mask when you’re outside in 95-degree temperatures, (no, thank you) but that’s what they were…
