Identical abilities doesn't equate to equality.
In the story, everybody in the dystopian society was given impairments to 'level the playing field' so to speak. No one person was smarter or faster or different from anybody else. In doing this, it's supposed to be supporting the idea of a more 'fair' society; however, the supposed 'equality' that resulted from this was ultimately the impairment of the broader spectrum of society.
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "My actions diminish their own ability to make free, autonomous choices." one way in which I can determine whether my actions respect otherpersons as end-in-themselves is that <span>My actions diminish their own ability to make free, autonomous choices.</span>
Yes, because they wanted to stay friendly with both parties