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“The Government is taking control of water fluoridation from councils and giving it to health director general Ashley Bloomfield.
The Fluoridation Bill as a whole recognises water fluoridation is a health-related issue. Right now only around 2.3 million New Zealanders have access to fluoridated drinking water.
“’Topping up’ fluoride levels allows the well-established health benefits to reach all New Zealanders, especially our children, Māori and Pacific populations and people in our poorer communities,” Verrall said.
The change will likely prove controversial, as the anti-fluoridation movement has successfully lobbied local councils to halt fluoridation in the past.
Some people find the practice abominable, arguing that Kiwis should have the right to choose what medicines they take.” [1]
Section 11 of New Zealand’s Bill of Rights grants citizens the right to refuse to undergo any medical treatment. [2]
Source Stuff 18/03/21:
[1] https://bit.ly/2OzT2VX
[2] https://bit.ly/3eUglV0
The Fluoridation Bill as a whole recognises water fluoridation is a health-related issue. Right now only around 2.3 million New Zealanders have access to fluoridated drinking water.
“’Topping up’ fluoride levels allows the well-established health benefits to reach all New Zealanders, especially our children, Māori and Pacific populations and people in our poorer communities,” Verrall said.
The change will likely prove controversial, as the anti-fluoridation movement has successfully lobbied local councils to halt fluoridation in the past.
Some people find the practice abominable, arguing that Kiwis should have the right to choose what medicines they take.” [1]
Section 11 of New Zealand’s Bill of Rights grants citizens the right to refuse to undergo any medical treatment. [2]
Source Stuff 18/03/21:
[1] https://bit.ly/2OzT2VX
[2] https://bit.ly/3eUglV0