Reply #49: except that is not what he said

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Personal responsibility in this case means if a person chooses to have an elective procedure (leaving out the cases where it is not elective because he has already stated they are covered) then they pay for that elective procedure. They are responsible for the costs involved in that choice, because unlike cancer, a broken leg, appendicitis, etc., the procedure is a choice. In the same way that if they choose to have a nose job or a face lift they pay for that.

Abortion does not compare well to cosmetic surgery though, because there are expenses involved if one choose not to have an abortion, unlike in the case of cosmetic surgery. However, if those costs involved in pregnancy and childbirth are covered and if adoption is available then the financial differences would be very small.