Egg-freezing’s equality problem

Rhonda M. Shaw lays out for Newsroom the pitfalls of egg-freezing as a reproductive technique in New Zealand – especially for trans and non-binary people. In Aotearoa New Zealand, egg freezing is seen by medical professionals as a risk-management technology that provides the option to extend fertility later in life. However, the Law Commission is currently reviewing compensation for surrogate mothers in Aotearoa New Zealand, as trans men are not eligible for public funding for egg freezing because hormone therapy is seen as reversible.