Mrs. Roth is the exact opposite of how the left views women – indeed, all Americans – in 2017: incapable of negotiating the minefield of life without the guiding hand of kindly ol’ Uncle Sam. People aren’t smart enough to get an education on their own, industrious enough to create and build a career on their own, savvy enough to negotiate a mortgage on their own, or thinking enough to plan and prioritize their own needs.

While I might agree that such coverage can be part of a complete package of health services, that the state would deign itself to take an interest in any aspect of that universe is the height of arrogance and paternalism. And to assume that people can’t figure it out on their own and mandate it carries the same “you don’t know what’s good for you” elitism so prevalent in the health-care debate.

As Mrs. Roth so eloquently illustrates, Americans don’t require protection from ourselves and our own decisions.