Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Sunday that the political climate helped shape her decision to freeze her eggs, describing it as part of a broader effort to discuss reproductive healthcare openly.
Speaking to ABC News’ This Week co-anchor Jonathan Karl, the New York Democrat said she chose to talk about the process publicly because of what she described as restrictions on reproductive rights under the current US administration. She pointed to policies she said are limiting care, including abortion access and the ability to carry a healthy pregnancy.
“In this political environment where this administration is denying reproductive care to women across the country, from abortion rights to the ability to carry out a healthy pregnancy, I think it’s important for us as leaders to have these conversations and share these processes, especially for working women across the country and normalize them,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Announcement came ahead of Sunday TV appearance
Ocasio-Cortez, 36, first disclosed her decision earlier in the day through Instagram posts made hours before her scheduled appearance on This Week.
In the videos, she discussed her plans to share the process and appeared to document giving herself an injection. She later said she would continue to speak about egg freezing and invited followers to send in questions.
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10 August 2026
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