MP Geoff Shaw, speaking to a news outlet, said "in Australia we can't kill snake eggs but we are quite happy to kill an egg in the tummy and it should be the safest place for a baby to be."
His comments, comparing abortion to killing snake eggs, have angered women's groups and fueled internet mockery, spawning the hashtag #tummyeggs.
Mr Shaw is currently pushing for radical changes to abortion laws in Victoria including a ban of partial birth and gender selection terminations.
Twitter has embraced the 'tummy eggs' phenomenon. Here are some of the best reactions:
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