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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1815 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 460
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John J. Cronin, (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act ban on fluoride supplementation of public water supplies.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Karen Spencer14 Biscayne Street Leominster, MA 01453 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1815 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 460
By Mr. Cronin (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 460) of Karen Spencer
for legislation to ban fluoride supplementation of public water supplies. Environment and
Natural Resources.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act ban on fluoride supplementation of public water supplies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Strike the “by local boards; advice of commissioner; election; discontinuance” in the title
2of Chapter 111 Section 8C
3 Add “ban on community water fluoridation schemes” to the title, so that it reads as
4follows:
5 Fluoridation of public water supplies; ban on community water fluoridation schemes
6 Replace text of existing law (Chapter 111, Section 8C) with the following text:
7 Based on the robust body of science documenting ill effects from even low-dose fluoride
8exposure for a significant portion of the population including pregnant women, bottle-fed babies,
9young children, the elderly and many in fragile health; conflicting federal regulations regarding
10the use of fluoridation chemicals; the questionable ethics of medicating a portion of the
11population against their will including those with medical reason to avoid fluoride; and concerns 2 of 2
12about the biomagnification of fluoridation chemicals and tramp contaminants in our
13environment, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts bans the addition of any fluoride water
14products to any and all public water supplies. Existing artificial fluoridation schemes targeting
15municipal water supplies must be discontinued within ten (10) days of the ratification of this law.