Nadine Dorries reflects on her efforts as an MP to lower the legal abortion limit in the United Kingdom. She twice attempted to reduce the upper limit from 24 weeks to 20, knowing that a more significant change — such as a 12-week limit — would never win enough support. Each attempt was tense and deeply divisive, revealing how emotional the debate remains.

Her views were shaped by her early years as a nurse, when she witnessed cases that stayed with her. Those memories influence her concern about new proposals in Scotland. Lawmakers there are considering changes that would allow abortion for any reason, including situations that raise ethical questions such as sex-selective termination. Dorries fears that vulnerable women, especially those with limited independence or language support, could be at greater risk under such a law.

She believes that expanding late-term access would be a serious step backwards and could encourage similar moves across the UK. She also doubts that future votes will be free of political pressure, recalling how MPs in earlier debates felt pushed toward a specific outcome.

Dorries sees these proposals as part of a wider shift in policy discussions, including growing support for assisted dying, which she views with concern.

Away from Parliament, she welcomes the decision to bring Grace Dent to MasterChef, saying the show needed a fresh presence. She also notes the high price of private COVID vaccines after finding she was not eligible for a free booster. And caring for her energetic four-year-old granddaughter reminded her how much physical effort childcare requires as we grow older.