Image: Anger: Philip Davies, left, said the public were 'sick to the back teeth' of criminals human rights being put first, while Douglas Carswell said it was another step 'towards an insane world where criminal have more rights than the rest of us.A prisoner is being allowed to become a father from behind bars because of his human rights.
The inmate’s demand for artificial insemination with his partner was approved by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke earlier this year.
It is thought the treatment, which can cost up to £2,000 a time, is being paid for by the NHS.
The decision was based on the prisoner’s ‘right to family life’ under Article 8 of the Human Rights Act.
The case follows that of burglar Wayne Bishop who was let out of jail last week so he could look after his children, using the same article.
Last night one Tory MP said that the combined impact of the two cases raised the prospect of criminals fathering children from behind bars simply to demand they be let out.
Philip Davies said it could amount to a ‘human rights get out of jail free card’.
The MP for Shipley said: ‘The public are sick to the back teeth of the human rights of criminals being put before the rights of decent law-abiding people, victims and taxpayers.
‘The whole point of being in prison is that your liberties are taken away from you. What’s the point of locking people up if this pseudo-court, with the help of Ken Clarke, is going to give them all their rights back?’ Read More
