Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discloses student debt and egg-freezing plans

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has disclosed that she continues to carry between $15,001 and $50,000 in federal student loan debt, a balance she has maintained since her election in 2018. The debt was accumulated while she attended Boston University.

Ocasio-Cortez has recently shared content regarding her decision to undergo egg freezing, a reproductive procedure that can cost between $10,000 and $20,000 per cycle. While she has framed the process as a way to manage reproductive options alongside a career in the public eye, critics have raised concerns regarding the financial costs, potential physical side effects such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, and the biological success rates of the procedure.