Does Matthew Guy Support His Candidate’s Extreme Views On Women?

Matthew Guy’s Liberal Party Candidate for Narre Warren North, Timothy Dragan, has been caught out saying abortion was being used by women as a form of contraception.

Matthew Guy had to disendorse Liberal candidates for extreme views at the last election in 2018 – he needs to explain what’s different this time.

In a leaked audio recording obtained by The Age, Mr Dragan said:

“My argument is, I’m very for women’s rights, and health, but I actually believe that two cells combined are actually a human.”

“And so if murder is wrong at an adult’s stage, where do we stop with the concept of murdering a human?”

“And the thing is, for example, a baby is not a developed human. So where is the consistency in the argument?”

“Why is the passage through the vagina the reason why you can or can’t murder a human? What makes a vagina’s trajectory so special? Does it give it a magical dignity or something like that, you know?”

·        The Age, Sunday 20 November 2022

According to the same story, Mr Dragan also:

·        Said he would ban abortion if it came before a vote in Parliament

·        Twice signed a “Statement on Social Justice” petition, written by a group of Christian leaders in America’s south, which supports ‘complementarianism’ – a Christian theological belief that men and women have distinct roles that should be obeyed, and that while women may assist in the decision-making process, “the ultimate authority for the decision is the purview of the male in marriage, courtship, and in the polity of churches subscribing to this view”

Quotes attributable to Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins

“Timothy Dragan’s comments about women are an absolute disgrace – there’s no place in Victoria for this sort of rank sexism.”

“Matthew Guy needs to tell Victorians whether he accepts and agrees with these views. If he doesn’t, why is he still willing to let Timothy Dragan run as a Liberal Party Candidate?”