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The Independent UK
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Aine Fox

Esther Rantzen explains ahead of assisted dying vote why she can’t go to Dignitas

Esther Rantzen Dignitas
  • Dame Esther Rantzen has revealed she is now too physically fragile to travel to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland to end her life.
  • The terminally ill campaigner had previously joined Dignitas, but explained she was not ready to die when she was still well enough to make the journey.
  • Dame Esther has renewed her plea to MPs to vote in favour of legalising assisted dying ahead of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returning to Parliament .
  • Reintroduced by Labour MP Lauren Edwards, the proposed legislation would allow assisted dying for adults in England and Wales diagnosed with six months or less to live.
  • Opponents of the Bill argue it could endanger vulnerable individuals through coercion and urge the government to prioritise funding for palliative and social care instead.

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Esther Rantzen says she is ‘too fragile’ to travel to Dignitas to end her life

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