Editor's comment: The issue about the fluoridation is more than whether people need fluoride for their dental health. It is all about whether citizens have a right to decide what they should drink and eat.  Some people would argue for this forced fluoridation simply because they believe (they do not have much of any evidence to support such a brief) that fluoride is good for people's dental health. Even if fluoride was good for their teeth, they could use fluoride supplements at any time. And there is plenty of fluoride in tooth pastes already and no one needs to ingest fluoride to have an effect.  Fluoride is a neurontoxin and exposure to it can lower an individual's IQ, damage his bone health and can raise the risk of bone cancer in boys, among other things. Cast your vote to oppose fluoridation, which would deprive you of your freedom and your right to drinking clean and healthy water.

APRIL 2, 2013

Dear Readers:

Our friends in Oregon from Clean Water Portland sent out the following urgent request today from actor and environmental health advocate Ed Begley, Jr.:

Dear Friend,

For seven seasons I played a doctor on St. Elsewhere. That was only TV. But you don’t have to be a doctor to know that adding fluoridation chemicals to Portland’s drinking water is a bad idea.

In just a few days ballots will be in the mail for next month’s election on this all-important issue. Portland voters have rejected fluoridation three times before, so the fluoride interests are going all out this time. We are being outspent 3 to 1. They’re spending heavily to sway the outcome – so it’s time to kick the campaign into high gear. Here is how you can make sure our voice isn't drowned out by big money interests:

We need to raise $15,000 in the critical next 7 days!

Make a donation of $50, $100, $250, $500 or more. $25 buys us more lawn signs, $50 buys a day of web ads, $100 buys 30 seconds of radio advertising and $500 buys us a full day of online advertising. Any amount helps!??Please DONATE today to help us reach our goal!

This campaign is not just important for keeping Portland’s water clean. It’s being watched nationwide, as more and more people learn the truth about the health risks of fluoride chemicals and that there are better ways to protect children’s dental health.So please, do all you can.

  •  Forward this video to your friends and neighbors. Share iton Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms.
  • Volunteer to help the campaign spread the word.

Thank you,

Ed Begley Jr.

Watch Ed Begley's Portland Fluoridation PSA

FLUORIDATION 101: A RESPONSE TO DR. WU

FAN's Michael Connett has produced a new must-see video featuring Dr. Jay Levy, a practicing dentist in Portland, exposing the demonstrably false claims made by Dr. Phillip Wu in Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland’s response to FAN’s video.  Our response to Dr. Wu is also a useful tool in refutting some of the most common misleading statements made by proponents of forced fluoridation, so please watch it yourself and share it far and wide:

Click on picture to view video

Sincerely, 

Stuart Cooper

Campaign Manager