1st Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
There are some folks who may live in Ghetto land, surrounded by drugs, crime and prostitution of all sorts, and yet those same communities have often produced pastors, bishops, teachers, and decent law-abiding citizens. The choices made by persons is what made all the difference, in most instances. The buck generally stops with the individual, and for this reason, we are largely responsible for the choices we make.
Not long ago, large sugary sodas were banned in New York city, in an effort to address the staggering increases in obesity and diabetes. But all of these sincere efforts would never produce the desired results if we do not choose wisely. In fact, whenever something unhealthy is banned, the product usually just goes underground, in the form of "Moonshine", and human nature will diligently seek out that which has been prohibited.
Hence the reason why, in the current debate over healthcare, the issues of personal choice, and our responsibility must be brought into the equation, or else, we will be forever spinning our wheels in the proverbial mud. The temperance movement, which sought to ban alcohol in the United States as the nation headed into the 20th century, produced the opposite of the intended result.
Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!