Australia's High Court backs prisoner's right to seek egg freezing

Australia's High Court backs prisoner's right to seek egg freezing

Australia's High Court ruled Queensland prisoner Rachel Smith can apply to freeze her eggs behind bars. Serving 10 years for drug trafficking, Smith sought the procedure over age-related infertility. The court found lower courts had "misconstrued" the Corrective Services Act and that egg freezing is not "assisted reproductive technology". Corrections must reconsider her application.

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