Dame Esther Rantzen calls for law change on assisted dying after lung cancer diagnosis
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 Broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen has revealed she is considering ending her own life if treatment for her lung cancer does not improve her condition.
The contentious topic of assisted dying has hit the headlines in recent months after Dame Esther Rantzen revealed she had joined the Dignitas clinic, having been.. Sky News
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that he wants assisted dying to be legalised after the next election. Speaking in a phone call with broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen - who has expressed her own wish for an assisted death – he said he was “personally committed” to a change in the law. It is currently illegal to help someone take their own life in the UK. However, there is growing political momentum in favour of allowing assisted dying, also known as assisted suicide. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
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