Jennifer Aniston has hit out at outspoken political pundit Bill O’Reilly after he branded her ‘destructive’ to society for praising artificial insemination.

Aniston spoke openly in support for women who choose to use sperm donors to have children while promoting her new movie ‘The Switch’, in which her character decides to become a single mother.

Her remarks infuriated O’Reilly, who took aim at the actress on his show ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ last week by accusing her of ‘diminishing the role of the dad’.

‘Dads bring a psychology to children that is in this society, I believe, under-emphasised. I think men get hosed all day long in the parental arena,’ contactmusic.com quoted him as saying.

Responding to his criticism, Aniston said: ‘Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age. Parenting is one of the hardest jobs on earth.

‘And, of course, many women dream of finding Prince Charming (with fatherly instincts), but for those who’ve not yet found their Bill O’Reilly, I’m just glad science has provided a few other options,’ she said.

Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston thinks that women don’t need men to be good mothers.

In her new movie ‘The Switch’, Aniston plays a woman who decides to get pregnant in a non-traditional way – with a “turkey baster,” her friend jokes in the film.

During a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Sunday, the actress defended her character”s leap into single motherhood by using a sperm donor.

“Women are realizing it more and more knowing that they don”t have to settle with a man just to have that child,” People quoted her as saying.

“Times have changed and that is also what is amazing is that we do have so many options these days, as opposed to our parents” days when you can”t have children because you have waited too long.”

When asked about the repercussions of raising a child without a father, Aniston said she believes all types of families can raise healthy kids.

“The point of the movie is what is it that defines family? It isn”t necessarily the traditional mother, father, two children and a dog named Spot,” she said. “Love is love and family is what is around you and who is in your immediate sphere. That is what I love about this movie. It is saying it is not the traditional sort of stereotype of what we have been taught as a society of what family is.”

Aniston, who has been the subject of frequent tabloid rumors about having children, said she still wants to be a mom. “Yeah, I have said it years before and I still say it today,” she said when asked if she still wants to have a family.

But she won”t be using a turkey baster, “I don”t have plans on that, no.”