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AOC's egg freezing announcement spurs wider conversation about the practice

WBUR
Published August 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she will be freezing her eggs and will be taking followers along with her on social media.

For more on why this matters and the state of egg freezing nowadays, Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks to Emi Nietfeld, a journalist and author who covers fertility technology.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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