The controversy is not about the benefits and risks of fluoride but about the government deciding what medicines to push down our throats.
I went to high school with one girl who was so sensitive to fluoride, she could not bathe in Nashville water.
That's an extremely rare condition. She likely has a number of autoimmune issues (prone to exema, lupus-type conditions, right?) and even non-fluridated water would create problems as any higher mineral content would agitate her skin.
There are lots of chemicals that are put in the water supply that have nothing to do with just making it safe. There are things that take safe water and make it look, taste, and smell better. That is over and above what is needed for safety. Should they be discontinuted too?
Exactly.
Flouride can easily be taken on one's own.