32-year-old fights

“My eggs are my decision”

Marlene Kastner campaigned for social egg freezing.(Bild: Christian Schütz)

Women are having children later and later, but fertility decreases steadily with age. However, freezing healthy egg cells is prohibited in Austria. This is exactly what Marlene Kastner wants to change. The 32-year-old is affected herself.

Social egg freezing: this unwieldy term refers to the possibility for women to have their eggs frozen as a precautionary measure - women like Marlene Kastner. The 32-year-old lawyer from the district of Wels-Land separated from her partner around a year ago. As she would like to have children, she wanted to know how much longer she could wait.