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Rachel Smith will turn 39 in prison. The high court says she could freeze her eggs from behind bars

Global Published 14 October 2026, 06:45 · archived 14 Oct 2026

Australia’s highest court says Queensland drug trafficker extracting and storing eggs is not ‘assisted reproductive technology’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has won an appeal in Australia’s highest court about her right to freeze her eggs while behind bars.Rachel Smith is serving a 10-year prison term in Queensland for trafficking in a dangerous drug. Continue reading...

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