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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1235 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 827 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Natalie M. Higgins, (BY REQUEST) |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to fluoridation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Karen Spencer1/18/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1235 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 827 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Higgins of Leominster (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, |
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| 19 | 19 | | No. 827) of Karen Spencer for legislation to further regulate fluoridation of public water |
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| 20 | 20 | | supplies. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to fluoridation. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Strike the “by local boards; advice of commissioner; election; discontinuance” in the title |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2of Chapter 111 Section 8C |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Add “ban on community water fluoridation schemes” to the title, so that it reads as |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 Fluoridation of public water supplies; ban on community water fluoridation schemes |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 Replace text of existing law (Chapter 111, Section 8C) with the following text: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 Based on the robust body of science documenting ill effects from even low-dose fluoride |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10exposure for a significant portion of the population including pregnant women, bottle-fed babies, 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11young children, the elderly and many in fragile health; conflicting federal regulations regarding |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12the use of fluoridation chemicals; the questionable ethics of medicating a portion of the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13population against their will including those with medical reason to avoid fluoride; and concerns |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14about the biomagnification of fluoridation chemicals and tramp contaminants in our |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15environment, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts bans the addition of any fluoride water |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16products to any and all public water supplies. Existing artificial fluoridation schemes targeting |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17municipal water supplies must be discontinued within ten (10) days of the ratification of this law. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19 As those who do not believe the natural fluoride concentration in drinking water supplies |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20or topical use of fluoridated dental products are sufficient for their needs are free to purchase |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21fluoridated water for personal use, this law protects the individual civil rights of all residents. |
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