I have personally been harmed by fluoride. I have mild dental fluorosis. I have to say, it makes me angry. It makes me angry that no one will take responsibility for the harm that has been done to me. No one gave me a choice. No one is given a choice. We are being medicated without consent.

Why is such a controversial drug being prescribed universally? No one asked me how old I am. Or what my body mass is. Nobody diagnosed me. Nobody authorized a prescription for me. Nobody asked if I had a history of kidney problems, or an acute allergy to fluoride. Nobody asked if I wanted to be medicated with hydrofluorosilicic acid. I have had no right or opportunity to accept or reject this medication. So why is it happening?

There are no other instances where medicating without consent is permitted. Why is there an exception made for an industrial waste product to be prescribed to every single person in Lethbridge, without any concern for their individual medical status?

Do you want to be medicated? If you do, don’t you want to be asked first, or at least informed? Even pro-fluoride advocates admit that fluoride is only effective when in contact with the tooth (ie. Toothpaste, fluoride rinses). So what good is it doing me swallowed? Does one drink sunscreen for skin protection? So why not supply free fluoridated toothpaste to all those who want to be medicated, instead of forcing drugs on unwilling citizens?

We don’t dump vitamins or enzyme supplements into the water supply, just because we know they can be beneficial. We know we couldn’t control dosage or who it’s being administered to. Doctors would be outraged at such an irresponsible medical practice, just like they should be outraged about forced fluoridation. So why is the Canadian Medical Association supporting water fluoridation against its own basic principles and the law?

This is a violation of human rights, and it has to stop!