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Esther Rantzen says she is ‘too fragile’ to travel to Dignitas to end her life
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The Guardian
Esther Rantzen now ‘too physically fragile’ to end her life in Switzerland
Broadcaster, 86, had intended to end her life in Swiss clinic after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023
Esther Rantzen has said she is no longer able to travel to Switzerland to end her life because she has become “too physically fragile”.
Rantzen, who presented the TV current affairs programme That’s Life! for 21 years and founded the youth support charity Childline, had intended to end her life in a D…
10 Sept, 20:04
The Independent
Esther Rantzen says she is ‘too fragile’ to travel to Dignitas to end her life
The prominent campaigner for the legalisation of assisted dying insisted the law must ‘change quickly’
10 Sept, 18:04
BBC News
Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".
10 Sept, 16:37
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Daily Mail
Dame Esther Rantzen says it's too late for her to 'buzz off' to Dignitas as she is 'too physically fragile to make the journey' amid cancer battle
The Childline founder and former broadcaster, 86, issued a plea to MPs to vote in favour of legalising assisted dying as she revealed her anguish over loved ones witnessing her cancer suffering.
10 Sept, 15:49