Rantzen: Some peers condemning generations of terminally ill to die in agony

Dame Esther Rantzen who has said she is ‘bitterly disappointed’ at the assisted dying Bill falling in the Lords (Esther Rantzen/PA) - (PA Media)

Peers opposed to the assisted dying Bill are “condemning generations of terminally ill patients to die in agony”, Dame Esther Rantzen said ahead of the fall of proposed legislation this week.

The broadcaster and Childline founder, who is terminally ill and has been a leading voice in the campaign to legalise assisted dying, said she is “bitterly disappointed” that some of those sitting in the House of Lords “have conspired to sabotage our democracy”.