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The Labour leader Keir Starmer who spoke with Dame Esther Rantzen over the phone committed to holding a free vote in Parliament within five years if he wins the general election

Telly star Vanessa Feltz was seen in tears as she spoke candidly to Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter Rebecca Wilcox after the broadcasting legend said she's nearing the end

Journalist and TV presenter Dame Esther Rantzen, 83, has stage four lung cancer, and has renewed her calls for a debate and vote on legalising assisted dying

Dame Esther Rantzen is calling on the government to legalise assisted dying to spare families 'painful last memories' - and nearly 80% of Mirror readers support the plans

Dame Esther Rantzen, 83, campaigning to make physician-assisted suicide legal in the UK - and said she would like to be remembered 'with love and laughter' after her death

Dame Esther Rantzen revealed last year that she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has been campaigning for euthanasia to be legalised in the UK in the months since

Esther Rantzen's daughter Rebecca Wilcox spoke to Loose Women about her mother's cancer diagnosis and her decision to become a member of Dignitas, with Esther also praising her daughter

Despite spending his days in agony, Andrew, who suffers from spina bifida, tells The Mirror why he will never support Esther Rantzen's petition for assisted dying to become legal in the UK

Sue Johnston, known for The Royle Family and Brookside, has spoken about her friend's death as she stars in Truelove, a show about drunken friends who make a pact after reuniting at a wake

As a Mirror poll shows the majority (71%) of Brits support Esther Rantzen’s call for legalising assisted dying, one British woman told the Mirror how not being given the choice is making her life a misery.

Some argue that enshrining assisted dying in law could start a "slippery slope" to non-voluntary euthanasia, which could put more pressure on to poorer patients to ease the family burden

Poll for The Mirror shows over 70% of people believe MPs should be given a free vote on assisted dying as Dame Esther Rantzen calls for public to be given a 'choice'

Dame Esther Rantzen is currently undergoing treatment for stage four lung cancer and is considering ending her life at physician-assisted suicide clinic Dignitas in Switzerland

Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter Rebecca Wilcox has reflected on what could be the last Christmas with her mum who joined Dignitas - and how she tried to soak up every last memory on a day filled with so much love

It is right that we have the conversation again, as our population is aging and a growing number of people will wish to make the choice Dame Esther is considering

The Labour leader, who backed a change in the law the last time the issue was considered in the Commons in 2015, said there are 'grounds for changing the law' on assisted dying

Dame Esther Rantzen, who has stage 4 lung cancer, has called for a change to the UK's assisted dying laws - as she claims her dog Marmite got a better death than she will

Dame Esther Rantzen, who has stage four lung cancer, has revealed she has become a Dignitas member - but what really happens at the controversial assistant dying clinic?

Dame Esther Rantzen admitted she was considering ending her life at Swiss clinic Dignitas as she battles stage four cancer

Rebecca Wilcox wants her mum Esther Rantzen, who has stage four lung cancer, to breathe her last breath at home, surrounded by family rather than in Switzerland alone

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Dame Esther Rantzen is currently undergoing treatment for stage four lung cancer and is considering ending her life at the physician-assisted suicide clinic based in Switzerland

Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen is considering assisted dying to spare her family 'painful last memories' as she battles stage four lung cancer - but do you think the option should be legalised?

Dame Esther Rantzen is currently undergoing treatment for stage four lung cancer and is considering ending her life at the clinic based in Switzerland

Dame Esther Rantzen has said she is considering the option of assisted dying if her lung cancer treatment does not improve her condition