Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has opened up about her hopes for motherhood after recently announcing that she is freezing her eggs, saying she does not believe there is ever a “right time” to have children. The New York Democrat, 36, was asked in a recent interview whether she would have children while serving in office. Rather than giving a specific timeline, Ocasio-Cortez spoke about the practical challenges of starting a family while working and said she thinks about major life decisions as part of a bigger picture that extends beyond her political career.
Perfect time,” Ocasio-Cortez said. She described childcare costs as one of the factors that had previously made it difficult for her to imagine having a baby while working. Ocasio-Cortez said conversations about her political future can sometimes overlook the other ambitions and priorities that make up a person's life.
It's about how do I fit all of these things.” She added that her ambitions extend beyond her work in politics, saying she wants to “soak up as much of this life as possible.” “Sometimes that has to do with doing really aspirational things with work,” she said. Nor has she announced when she intends to have children. Newsweek has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez for further comment.
Ocasio-Cortez was also asked whether she would ever date someone who held conservative political views. For Ocasio-Cortez, the issue appears to go beyond partisan labels. She said political differences can reflect broader questions of personal values and compatibility.
Ocasio-Cortez has not publicly announced a specific timeline for motherhood, nor has she said that she is currently planning to have children while serving in Congress. Ocasio-Cortez's comments come after she announced last month that she was freezing her eggs, a decision she has described as a way of feeling more in control of her life and reproductive choices. In a series of social-media posts, Ocasio-Cortez documented parts of the process, including administering the hormone injections used to stimulate the ovaries ahead of egg retrieval.
She said she had been saving for the procedure for some time and planned to share her experience to help educate other women about fertility preservation. The congresswoman has also connected her decision to broader questions about reproductive healthcare and the challenges faced by working women. In a recent appearance on ABC's This Week, she said that sharing her experience was particularly important amid political debates over reproductive healthcare.
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