Juggling Congress and Life, She Opted to Freeze Her Eggs NYT | Top Stories Annie Karni 8 September 2025 at 22:09 Representative Sara Jacobs, Democrat of California, said her experience planning for a future pregnancy inspired her to write a bill to expand coverage of fertility treatments. © Eric Lee for The New York TimesRepresentative Sara Jacobs, 36, spent much of the August congressional recess going through the process of freezing her eggs.