FactCheck: Nadine Dorries steps up abortion row | The FactCheck Blog

You can’t fault the vigour with which Nadine Dorries is pursuing her campaign to change abortion advice offered to women in England. But just as truth is often the first casualty of war, so it seems that as the Tory MP steps up her parliamentary offensive, the facts are in danger of being distorted.

Cathy Newman’s verdict

Nadine Dorries has in the past described late abortion as ‘murder’.  She speaks with some authority, because as a nurse she assisted in terminations.

And that is precisely what’s motivated her tenacious campaign to restrict abortion rights.

But Ms Dorries does herself a disservice by failing to stick to the facts. A distressed 16 year old who finds herself pregnant would not be sent on her way by Bpas.

To suggest otherwise is a scare story which doesn’t befit an MP, let alone a former nurse.