Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted video of herself beginning egg-freezing during the August congressional recess, administering hormone injections and explaining the process, including that it isn't covered by insurance and she's paying out of pocket entirely.
She framed the disclosure as an effort to destigmatize the tension between career and family-building for women, saying she wanted to feel more in control of her life and to normalize the process for working women, including continuing to work through it, such as an appearance on ABC's This Week.
On that broadcast, she tied the decision explicitly to the current political climate, saying the administration is denying reproductive care nationwide and that leaders sharing such processes helps normalize them for working women.
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