Autonomy under pressure: a scoping review of social egg freezing in the bottom quintile of the gender gap index

Although SEF is often framed as empowering, this promise is context-dependent and frequently illusory. Cultural and structural constraints shape women's choices, limiting the autonomy SEF claims to offer. Rather than imposing hegemonic neo-liberal assumptions, future policy and research should engage with local moral reasoning while examining how norms may reinforce inequality. Empirical studies are urgently needed to illuminate lived realities and improve policy development.

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BMC Medical Ethics
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2026-01-05
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01353-8
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Reproductive Health and Technologies
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Autonomy under pressure: a scoping review of social egg freezing in the bottom quintile of the gender gap index

Shizuko Takahashi, Mohammed Ghaly, Mathavi Senguttuvan, Zakiyya Muhyideen Abdullah et al.
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Autonomy under pressure: a scoping review of social egg freezing in the bottom quintile of the gender gap index

Shizuko Takahashi, Mohammed Ghaly, Mathavi Senguttuvan, Zakiyya Muhyideen Abdullah, Henry Dobson
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Although SEF is often framed as empowering, this promise is context-dependent and frequently illusory. Cultural and structural constraints shape women's choices, limiting the autonomy SEF claims to offer. Rather than imposing hegemonic neo-liberal assumptions, future policy and research should engage with local moral reasoning while examining how norms may reinforce inequality. Empirical studies are urgently needed to illuminate lived realities and improve policy development.

BMC Medical EthicsVol. 27(1)
Tokyo University of Science (JP), National University of Singapore (SG), University of Washington (US), Hamad bin Khalifa University (QA), Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (SG)
Wellcome Trust
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Reproductive Health and Technologies
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