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
Dame Esther Rantzen has expressed her heartfelt thanks to more than 125,000 petition backers after the Government promised it “would not stand in the way” if MPs want to legalise assisted dying. The Childline founder, who sparked a passionate national debate by
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 Esther Rantzen’s lifetime of campaigning was inspired by an evil matron who made her feel a “helpless hostage” as a child, she has revealed for the first time. The indefatigable activist, crusading with the Daily Express to change assisted dying laws,
Dame Esther Rantzen is terminally ill with stage 4 lung cancer (Image: Getty) Terminally ill Dame Esther Rantzen has urged the British people to help her achieve long-awaited assisted dying reform, saying: “We’re so close now.” The campaigner, who has stage 4
Jonathan Dimbleby’s brother Nicholas has Motor Neurone Disease (Image: Getty) Few are as well tuned in to the strength of public feeling as the political doyen, part of a British television dynasty. And the harrowing plight of his stricken younger brother Nicholas,
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
Esther Rantzen calls for people to back ‘urgent’ assisted dying petition (Image: Getty) The TV star has called on those who want what is best for their families to help by signing our petition demanding MPs urgently debate and then vote with
Esther Rantzen sets up ‘crucial’ Silver Line (Image: Tim Clarke) The campaigner, who has stage 4 lung cancer, created The Silver Line service in 2013. The only 24-hour such service is proving more vital than ever, with record numbers calling in over