Sinn Féin’s fluoridation
bill to be debated this Friday
Responding to reports
that the Department of Health have established a working group on fluoridation,
Stanley said;
“The establishment of yet
another working group on fluoridation is a stalling tactic. It should not be
used as an excuse to oppose the Sinn Féin bill. The evidence against fluoridation is overwhelming. It is time
to stop this mass medication. The public want to see action not another report
that will only gather dust in the Minister's office.
“There has been wide
spread opposition to fluoridation since Gladys Ryan took her case to the High
Court in 1964 on the basis that citizens had no choice but to drink medicated
water.
“The evidence is there
for all to see. 98% of Europe's population receive water that is not
fluoridated. Switzerland was the last European country to end fluoridation in
2000.
“The EU Commission of
Health and Consumers stated that, ‘people do not need fluoride for normal
growth and development’. The European Court of Justice has defined fluoridation
as a medication and has refused to sanction its implementation. Yet our
government continues to impose fluoride on the population at a cost of €4.8
million per annum for the product and an unknown amount to add it to the public
water supply.
“This is not a party
political issue but an issue of public health. I will be seeking cross party
support for this bill when we debate it in the Dáil on Friday.”
Sinn
Féin Mountmellick – Serving The Community
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