Politics · Switzerland · 8 hrs ago
Swiss committee backs plan to extend frozen egg storage limit
A Swiss parliamentary committee has backed a temporary solution for women whose frozen eggs are nearing the end of their storage period.
Under a law introduced in 2017, frozen eggs must be destroyed after 10 years in storage.
The limit can affect women over 40 who may see their eggs as a last chance to have a child.
The committee had previously rejected a transition plan, but it has now asked its counterpart in the National Council to work one out.
Its vote was 4 to 2, with 3 abstentions, so support remains narrow.
The proposed extension would last until the reproductive medicine law is revised and a new storage rule takes effect.
A Swiss parliamentary committee has backed a transitional solution to extend the storage period for frozen eggs.
The proposal would allow eggs to remain stored until the law on reproductive medicine is revised and a new limit takes effect.
Current law sets a 10-year storage limit, after which the eggs must be disposed of.
The committee voted 4 to 2 in favour, with 3 abstentions, and asked its counterpart in the National Council to develop a solution.
The committee had previously rejected a transitional solution, and support remains narrow.
- Who
- The Science Committee of the Council of States backed the proposal.
- What
- It called for a transitional extension of the storage period for frozen eggs.
- When
- The committee decision was reported on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Switzerland.
- Why
- The current 10-year limit can be emotionally difficult for affected women; the extension would last until the reproductive medicine law is revised and a new rule replaces the limit.
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Switzerland introduced the law setting a 10-year storage limit for frozen eggs.
The Council of States’ Science Committee rejected a transitional solution.
The committee backed a transitional solution by 4 votes to 2, with 3 abstentions, and asked its National Council counterpart to work out a proposal.
- Current storage limit
- 10 years
- Committee vote
- 4 in favour, 2 against, 3 abstentions
- Proposed extension
- Until the reproductive medicine law is revised and a new storage rule takes effect
- Law introduced
- 2017