Desantis signs the bill that prohibits fluoride additives in Florida’s public water: ‘Hydrate, not medicate’
The governor of Florida, Ron Desantis, signed on Tuesday with 700 SB 700, eliminating the capacity of local governments to add fluoride or other medical additives to the public water supply of the state, a movement applauded by supporters of medical freedom and the transparency of health.
“Jamming fluoride in the water supply … It is essentially a forced medicine,” Danantis said during a press conference in Tallahassee. “At the end of the day, we must all agree that people deserve informed consent.”
The new law, part of the broader bill of the Florida farm, does not completely prohibit fluoride.
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The governor of Florida, Ron Desantis, speaks during a press conference on April 10, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty images)
“When it is heated in the state of sun, nobody says a cold fluoride glass,” said state senator Keith Truenow a News Digital. “We will protect our natural resources and give Floridans the ability to make the best decisions without the government forcing unnecessary additives.”
The Florida Agriculture Commissioner, Wilton Simpson, who joined Desantis in the firm, emphasized that it is not about denying people’s fluoride, but making sure they are not medicated without consent.
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“Today, Florida took a bold step and declared that drinking water will hydrate, it will not be measured,” Simpson said in a statement to News Digital.
“No Floridian must be medicated without its consent, simple and simple. Through our Florida farm bill, we are saying out loud and clear: Florida water will be clean, it will be safe and will be free of medicines. This is what freedom is seen in Florida’s free state.”
The effort is aligned with the National Movement “Make America Healthy Again” directed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Its initiative emphasizes the choice of consumer, the reduced dependence on centralized health mandates and a renewed skepticism of medical policies from top to bottom.

The governor of Florida, Ron Desantis, speaks during a press conference on April 10, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty images)
“Today’s efforts to prohibit local governments from unilaterally adding fluoride to public drinking water is the next logical iteration of our commitment to be Florida’s free state,” Bryan Griffin, director of communications at Desantis, said. “And Ron Desantis has delivered once again.”
Desantis also linked the movement with a growing public distrust of medical institutions, citing the consequences of the policies of the Covid era.
“People are much more skeptical when these elites are trying to attack anything for our throats,” he said. “The load is in them to demonstrate why this should be forced to people. And it really shouldn’t be.”
The legislation also includes broad support for the Florida agricultural sector, the new consumer transparency laws and restrictions on environmental, social and government (ESG) practices that are directed to farmers and ranchers.
Desantis has also promised actions on geo -ngealry.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump (Anna MoneyMaker/Getty images)
“Florida is not a trial field for geoyngeniery,” Desantis wrote on Tuesday X. “Florida’s free state means freedom of governments or private actors that apply chemical or geoyngeniery to people or public spaces.”
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SB 700 critics argue that fluoration has been used for a long time to combat tooth decay, particularly in children.
But Desantis pointed out the updated orientation of the general of the state surgeon Joseph Ladapo, who raised concerns about the effects of fluoride on pregnant women and children.
“He doesn’t even agree with that analysis,” said the governor, “but people should still have the right to choose not to participate.”
Kennedy did not respond immediately to the request for comments from News Digital.
Jasmine is News Digital writer and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@News.com


