Murderer Who Killed Mother of 3 Granted IVF Treatment in Victoria

The Victorian opposition says that even if pregnancy is self-funded, a murderer should not be given these rights from a jail cell.

An embryologist shows an Ovocyte after it was inseminated in Virginia, on June 12, 2019. Ivan CouronneI/AFP/Getty Images

The Victorian government has blocked a bill that would have banned convicted criminals from receiving IVF (in vitro fertilisation) while serving prison time.

Liberal spokesman for criminal justice reform and corrections, Brad Battin, called for the bill to receive bipartisan support on Nov. 28.