"Abortion is the only healthcare decision that pits a woman against her own self-interest and presumes to know better than she does what she 'ought' to do."
Government meddling in abortion decisions is indeed infuriating. But to suggest that these are the only healthcare decisions where the government presumes to dictate to everyone else what they 'ought' to do is ridiculous. The FDA, DEA, and medical licensure boards meddle in a vast array of healthcare decisions. But progressives often seem blind or indifferent to this interference in other people's bodily autonomy.
Government meddling in abortion decisions is indeed infuriating. But to suggest that these are the only healthcare decisions where the government presumes to dictate to everyone else what they 'ought' to do is ridiculous. The FDA, DEA, and medical licensure boards meddle in a vast array of healthcare decisions. But progressives often seem blind or indifferent to this interference in other people's bodily autonomy.