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

The Guardian Australia - Australia News · 14 October 2026 at 12:45 pm

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

Australia’s highest court says Queensland drug trafficker extracting and storing eggs is not ‘assisted reproductive technology’ A woman has won an appeal in Australia’s highest court about her right to freeze her eggs while behind bars.

Rachel Smith is currently serving a 10-year prison term in Queensland for trafficking in a dangerous drug.

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

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