A mum has caused outrage on Good Morning Britain after saying that it is 'selfish' for a woman to deprive their child of a father.
Lottie Daley says it's morally wrong to choose solo parenting, and raising a child without a father could have 'devastating' consequences for their relationships with men in the future.
This comes after singer Cheryl said she wants a second child even if she is single.
Speaking to ITV Good Morning Britain viewers left confused by 'painful to watch' segment , Lottie, who is a single mother, said: "Cheryl love you are so young, you've got all the time in the world to meet another guy, but ultimately you can't buy children.
"It's very selfish to deprive a child from the outset of a father."
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She continued: "It is very different to splitting up from a person, you start off with the best of intentions but to start off with the exact definition of depriving a child of two parents."
Richard argued: "But surely if the end result is the same?"
But Lottie snapped back: "No the end result is not the same...
"She is not going to have a father for that child, I have a friend who is the product of a sperm donor and he is absolutely miserable.
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"He is so upset that he won't even have children, he is looking for his dad."
Also debating the topic was Trisha Goddard, who said to Lottie: "You're lucky that your partner wants to have a relationship with a child, but it's not always that way."
Kate says: "But she [Cheryl] is now alone and says she's happy, she loves being a mother, is she not you could argue taking away that potential hurt of having a disappointing relationship and complications."
But Lottie said: "Yes, but what we are still hearing is me, me, me, me."
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