Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming today over the suggestion that prisoners were entitled to IVF in jail.
Prison reform campaigner Cody Lachley, who has served two years in prison but says that he has since turned his life around, appeared on the ITV programme to argue that prisoners should be able to have IVF while in jail.
"Who are these people to dictate their lives?" he asked.
He later added: "For me, I'm all about prisoners because with fewer police on the streets, I want prisons to work for society. I want human rights for prisoners because the fact is that we're not on the Government's agenda.
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"If you can father a child whilst behind bars, conjugal visits can reduce violence behind bars, which can only be seen as a good thing. All the families which are struggling and stuff like that..."
However the barrister next to him argued: "But what about the families of the victims?"
And fuming viewers agreed, flocking to Twitter to comment.
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One tweeted: "OMG give inmates IVF...!! basic human rights ffs..!! seriously ?? I suppose it's keeps the partners on the dole whilst their partners can't rob banks because they are banged up? Don't become a criminal ffs you complete tool #gmb."
While another remarked: "@gmb If you’re serving a 31 year prison sentence and you have IVF to create a baby, who is going to pay for the child’s upbringing and what kind of father can he be from behind bars #gmb."
A third wrote: "It’s not a right to be a parent... it’s a privilege.... I went through IVF and I’ve been a law abiding citizen but had to pay. How would this be fair??? #GMB."
One commented: "Who pays to raise prisoners IVF babies? #GMB."
*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV
