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    Dame Esther Rantzen wants vote on assisted dying after revealing she has joined Dignitas

    by Nicole Vassell Dec 19, 2023 2 minutes
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    Dame Esther Rantzen has said she would give the country a free vote on assisted dying were she prime minister for a day, after revealing that she has registered with Dignitas.

    The broadcaster and campaigner, 83, known for starting the charity Childline, revealed in May her lung cancer had progressed to stage four.

    On Tuesday’s edition (19 December) of BBC Radio podcast, Rantzen said her belief that more people would want to choose the manner of their death if they were allowed.

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