Nadine Dorries's dangerous message  Why is the abstinence-for-
girls MP invited to incite moral panic about children on daytime
television? Nadine Dorries Nadine Dorries, the MP for Mid
Bedfordshire, appeared on The Vanessa Show to discuss her views
on abstinence-based sex education for girls. Photograph: Sam
Frost Sam Frost/Sam Frost  Tucked away on daytime TV on Monday
afternoon, Nadine Dorries was justifying her proposals for
elements of abstinence-based sex education for girls. The
Vanessa Show saw the Conservative MP go head to head with Julie
Bentley, chief executive of the sexual health charity FPA. The
women, along with presenter Vanessa Feltz and retired rugby
player Lawrence Dallaglio, discussed the bill that was unveiled
to the House of Commons two weeks ago.  When it was first
introduced, Dorries insisted her aim was to empower teenage
girls to say "no" to sex. There is really nothing empowering
about teaching young women that their sexuality is not their
own. Abstinence-based sex education teaches