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Aine Fox

Dame Esther Rantzen tells MPs every vote is crucial in assisted dying debate

Dame Esther Rantzen has written to MPs urging them to attend the assisted dying debate and vote on Friday (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

Dame Esther Rantzen has urged MPs to attend the assisted dying debate, saying it is unlikely the issue will come before Parliament again in the next decade.

The broadcaster, who is terminally ill, has been a strong advocate for changing the law to allow dying adults to take their own lives in limited circumstances, without fear of their families being prosecuted for helping them.

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