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A same sex couple are asking the public to pay for them to have a baby - claiming it is their “human right” to have a child.

South Bank’s Chelsea and Sarah Cruickshank are trying to crowdfund £7,000 for private artificial insemination treatment via GoFundMe.

Unemployed Chelsea said she’s asking for strangers to pay for it via GoFundMe as she can’t afford it.

“A lot of people say GoFundMe shouldn’t be used to raise money to have a baby, but you have to start somewhere,” said 25-year-old Chelsea, who wants to be a “stay-at-home mum”.

“I find it unfair that a lot of gay people have to pay for it - having a baby is a human right.”

The couple want a procedure called intrauterine insemination (IUI), which uses a sperm donor.

She said the “vast majority” of people have supported her appeal, which has received a sole £20 donation since it was launched on Sunday.

However she has received pockets of abuse, adding: “I’ve had inboxes from people ‘Why can’t you just get out there and get a bloke’.

“I’m very thick skinned and I’ve tried saving up to pay for this myself, but it is hard.

“When you get hit by a bill, you have to put that first and I’m on benefits so I only get so much.”

Chelsea said she has been trying to get free help on the NHS for six years.

But after undergoing a battery of testing, doctors found she was completely fertile and told her she wasn’t eligible.

(Image: Peter Reimann)

“I don’t have a fertility problem, I have a man problem,” said Chelsea.

The procedure involves injecting semen into the uterus prior to ovulation and is often used by same sex couples.

The pair now face paying a hefty £2,100-per-round at a centre in Darlington.

On their fundraising page, the couple admit they are “struggling” to meet that cost with only 24-year-old Sarah - an agency admin worker - employed.

Chelsea said if they are successful after the first round of treatment, they will use the cash to help others in a similar situation.

“We should have the same rights as anybody else to have a baby, and there is no help out their for same sex couples,” added Chelsea, of Hampden Street.

“You shouldn’t be ashamed if you are on benefits to try and get the help to fulfil your dreams.

“I want to work, I would love to be a car mechanic, but my asthma is too bad.

“So Sarah would be the one going out to work, and I would be a stay-at-home mum until the kids go to school.”

Their fight has won support on Facebook, with pals calling their fight “brilliant”.

And Chelsea added: “We just want to have a child like any other couple.”

• Visit the GoFundMe page here .