Download or read book The Fluoridated Water Controversy written by Joseph Burke and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is water fluoridation? How toxic is fluoride? How beneficial is it? Is there a scientific consensus about any of this information? There are so many questions surrounding this ubiquitous issue. Water fluoridation pits individual rights versus the common good. Some say the common good overrides individual rights, and equate it to vaccination and food fortification. Others say that individual rights override the common good, and say that individuals have no choice in the water that they drink, unless they drink more expensive bottled water; and some argue, that it does not stand up to scrutiny relative to medical ethics. Explore these, and many more topics and important issues related to fluoridating public drinking water. This useful reference source will help you understand what's really going on and give you the information that you need.