Campaigners defiant despite MPs rejecting assisted dying bill
- MPs have rejected a bill that would have legalised assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.
- Prominent campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen described the vote as a “tragic day” for terminally ill people seeking the choice to shorten their suffering.
- Dame Esther, who is terminally ill with cancer, expressed sadness that the legal change would not come soon enough for many, though she remains confident it will eventually happen.
- Her daughter, Rebecca Wilcox, called the rejection a “demolition of democracy” and declared that she will not stop campaigning for a change in the law.
- The Childline founder and former broadcaster had previously issued a plea to MPs to vote in favour of legalising assisted dying.
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