What is assisted dying and where is it legal? Dame Esther Rantzen joins Dignitas amid cancer diagnosis
Dame Esther Rantzen has said she is considering the option of assisted dying if her lung cancer treatment does not improve her condition.
The 83-year-old Childline founder and broadcaster has decided to join Swiss assisted dying organisation Dignitas.
In may, she revealed that her cancer had progressed to stage four.
In an interview with BBC’s The Today Podcast, she called for a free vote on assisted dying as she feels it is “important that the law catches up with what the country wants”.
She added that her next scan
