Rachel Smith will turn 39 in prison. The high court says she could freeze her eggs from behind bars

Rachel Smith, a 36-year-old convicted drug trafficker currently serving a prison sentence in Queensland, Australia, has won an appeal in the country's highest court regarding her reproductive rights. The High Court of Australia ruled that the process of extracting and storing her eggs while behind bars does not legally constitute "assisted reproductive technology."

The legal victory allows Smith, who will turn 39 in prison, to pursue the preservation of her eggs despite her incarceration. The high court's decision centers on the specific legal classification of the medical procedure rather than traditional assisted reproduction regulations.