MPs have been given 200,000 reasons to “listen to the voice of the people” and end the cruel ban on assisted dying, Dame Esther Rantzen has said. A petition started by the Daily Express surged past the latest signature milestone after becoming
The Notre Dame Cathedral has been gradually rebuilt over the past five years following a fire in April 2019. Challenges included delays during the pandemic and the loss of the project’s leader. The restoration of the Paris monument is scheduled to be
Terminally ill people should not be forced to “work out escape plans”, Dame Esther Rantzen’s daughter Rebecca Wilcox has told MPs. It came as the largest ever poll on assisted dying suggested that voters in every constituency in Great Britain would support
Dame Esther has become a leading campaigner for assisted dying (Image: Getty) Dame Esther Rantzen is demanding MPs get off the fence on assisted dying after a major inquiry failed to recommend urgent action. The lifelong campaigner said she was “disappointed and
Read Dame Esther Rantzen’s damning response to a major parliamentary report on assisted dying tomorrow in the Daily Express. The Commons Health and Social Committee is due to publish the findings from its year-long inquiry. Dame Esther, who is supporting our Give
Esther Rantzen is urging the government to change the law on assisted dying (Image: Getty) Dame Esther Rantzen urged MPs to find the courage to reform assisted dying laws, saying: “You have the tools, now finish the job.” The cancer-stricken campaigner paraphrased
Dame Jenni Murray advocates assisted dying reform after personal tragedies (Image: Getty) The broadcasting legend, presenter of Woman’s Hour for 33 years, is now passionately supporting our push for change in the law to allow assisted dying, saying “it is obviously the
The campaigner paid reverence to those backing the campaign for the right to die and for sharing deeply moving personal testimonies. She revealed she had been bombarded with harrowing stories – many deciding to get in touch after reading this newspaper’s agenda-setting coverage
Our petition calls for the Government to allocate Parliamentary time for assisted dying to be fully debated in the House of Commons – and to give MPs a vote on the issue. You can sign by visiting petition.parliament.uk/ petitions/653593 Or scan the
Ex-minister Dame Joan Ruddock has revealed she was prepared to smother her dying husband with a pillow to easehis agony. Dame Joan, 80, said her husband, former MP Frank Doran, had end-stage bowel cancer and was struggling with the pain the night