Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces she is freezing her eggs

Emily SmithMon, August 10, 2026 at 8:25 AM UTC

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showed herself taking an injection and answering questions on the procedure, costs and egg storage

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she is freezing her eggs so she can “feel more control in [her] life”.

The prominent Democrat posted videos on Instagram showing her injecting herself, and announced she would be sharing the process online despite what she called a “political risk” for doing so.

Her decision to chart her treatment publicly came shortly before she said she would not rule out a run for the White House in 2028. She also used the announcement to hit out at the Trump administration for “denying reproductive care” to women.

Ms Ocasio-Cortez, 36, who is engaged to Riley Roberts, a marketing professional, 38, said she shared the decision to freeze her eggs “to show more depictions of women having full lives in every context and every choice”.

The politician said she was in a “very privileged position” being able to undertake the procedure, adding that she had been saving up for the fertility procedure that can cost up to $20,000 (£14,825).

Ms Ocasio-Cortez’s video showed her injecting the hormones into her abdomen

In video clips posted on social media, Ms Ocasio-Cortez showed herself taking an injection and answering questions on the procedure, costs and egg storage.

Ms Ocasio-Cortez filmed herself injecting the hormones into her abdomen, telling her viewers: “Don’t be weird about this. Even though I know all of you will be.”

When it was done, she said it “wasn’t so bad”.

Ms Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram account showed the hormone injection apparatus

She said in an interview on ABC News later: “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 normalise them.

“As women in general, we are not taught about our bodies, we are not prepared for our own lives, whether that is in puberty, whether that is in pregnancy, whether that is in perimenopause, menopause, whether that is in so many different aspects of our lives.”

In 2022 Roe v Wade, the 1974 ruling which guaranteed women the right to an abortion up until the point of foetal viability, was overturned by the Supreme Court, thanks largely to judges appointed by Donald Trump.

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During his second term, Mr Trump withdrew federal guidance that directed hospitals to offer life-saving emergency abortions in states with abortion bans.

He also implemented funding restrictions on reproductive health providers such as Planned Parenthood, using federal funding provision to make abortion care less accessible.

Ms Ocasio-Cortez has previously been vocal about her stance on reproductive rights.

In July 2022 the House of Representatives passed the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill sponsored by her to codify abortion rights as federal law following the overturning of Roe v Wade.

She was later arrested at an abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington.

Ms Ocasio-Cortez was arrested at an abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court after the overturning of Roe v Wade in 2022

Ms Ocasio-Cortez said she was sharing the procedure despite the “political risk” of doing so.

“There is very strangely a political risk, or a political tax, that comes with sharing this info.”

Egg freezing is an increasingly popular procedure which involves extracting a woman’s eggs from her body which are then frozen and stored, then later fertilised.

The announcement further fuelled speculation on social media that she is gearing up for a presidential run amid a surge in support from the Left wing of the Democratic Party, which she has championed since entering politics.

In an interview on Sunday, Ms Ocasio-Cortez refused to rule out a presidential run in 2028 after being shown polling reflecting her popularity.

“I’m focused on winning the mid-terms, I’m running for Congress right now,” she said.

However when pushed, she added: “I haven’t ruled out the possibility and I’m very humbled to the tremendous amount of support out there.”

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