Matt Agnew lashes anti-vaxxers over abortion comparisons
WATCH: Matt Agnew talks about his mental health after filming his season Taking to Instagram on Monday, the former Bachelor didn’t mince words as he shared a lengthy post titled “Abortions are not f--king contagious”.His comments came in response to a growing number of anti-vaccine proponents who have used the situation in the US to push for an end to vaccine mandates in Australia.RELATED: Abbie Chatfield slams influencers for "silence" on American abortion rulingSpecifically, they have used the phrase “my body, my choice” – traditionally used to advocate for women to have a right to choose to terminate a pregnancy if they so wish – to claim individuals should also have the right to refuse vaccines.“’My body, my choice’ being co-opted by the anti-vax crowd is utterly deplorable, disgustingly hurtful, and tremendously dangerous,” Matt wrote.Matt has spoken out against anti-vaxxers "co-opting" language used to defend a woman's righ to make her own choices about her reproductive health.“For a moment let’s just forget about the fact that this is such an enormous false equivalency and highlight an important difference: a vaccine mandate did not force you to get a vaccine.“The government did not strap you down and stick needles in your arms. You did not go to jail if you did not get the vaccine.