Carstairs Catherine
J Can Stud. 2010;44(2):146-70. doi: 10.3138/jcs.44.2.146.
This essay examines the history of fluoride debates in four Canadian cities. It argues that fluoride's opponents were primarily motivated by what they saw as the health and environmental risks of adding fluoride to the water supply. They also believed that fluoridating the public water supply was a fundamental violation of civil liberties. The fluoride debates have much to teach us about how people evaluate potential health risks and how they respond to state interventions in the field of public health.
本文考察了加拿大四个城市关于氟化物的争论历史。文章认为，氟化物的反对者主要是出于他们所认为的向供水系统中添加氟化物所带来的健康和环境风险。他们还认为，对公共供水进行氟化处理是对公民自由的根本侵犯。关于氟化物的争论能让我们深刻了解人们如何评估潜在的健康风险，以及他们如何应对公共卫生领域的政府干预。
