The veteran TV presenter has revealed she is considering travelling to Switzerland for an assisted death after being diagnosed with stage four cancer.
Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen has hailed “historic” assisted dying legislation that will be introduced at Holyrood on Thursday.
This is literally a life and death issue, and I believe terminally ill patients like me need and deserve the right to choose this option if our lives become intolerableDame Esther said: “I want to congratulate the Scottish Parliament for prioritising this debate so that they can carefully consider this crucial issue and scrutinise this historic assisted dying Bill.“I have received dozens of letters from people describing the agonising deaths of those they loved.
He was told he had a rare form of bile duct cancer 18 months before that, with the disease leaving him unable to eat or drink in his final three weeks of life. She added: “It is a historic day for Scotland and for those who have campaigned tirelessly for a safer, more compassionate law, many having felt the devastating effects of the status quo first-hand.Mr McArthur’s Bill marks the third time MSPs will have considered the issue, with previous attempts to change the law by independent MSP Margo MacDonald – who later died as a result of Parkinson’s disease – and Green MSP Patrick Harvie both failing to secure enough votes to proceed.
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