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		tengbretson on Feb 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Experts clash over report suggesting fluoride can ... I don't think a naive cost-benefit analysis is sufficient for making the decision to administer what amounts to medicine without informed consent.

woodruffw on Feb 3, 2024 [–]

We have the concept of “public health” for this reason. This is no more or less non-consensual than vitamin-enriched foods or municipal spraying for malaria.

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