Prue Leith: Less pearl-clutching, more serious debate needed on dying law reform
by Aine Fox
Apr 29, 2024
3 minutes
Campaigners, bereaved relatives and famous faces are due to gather outside Parliament ahead of a debate on assisted dying amid a call for “less pearl-clutching” and more constructive conversation.
Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby, who has previously described the current law as “increasingly unbearable” following the death of his younger brother Nicholas, who suffered with motor neurone disease (MND), is expected to be among the high profile figures gathered.
Others including actor Dame Susan Hampshire and long-time campaigner are said to be lending their voices to calls for a change in the law at a
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