Esther Rantzen, facing stage-four lung cancer, has urged MPs to back Kim Leadbeater's bill legalizing assisted dying in England and Wales. In her passionate letter, Rantzen emphasized the need for allowing terminally ill individuals a pain-free death and highlighted the suffering caused by current laws. Support for the bill comes from a group of MPs with medical backgrounds who affirm that existing legislation is ineffective. The bill, which previously passed its second reading, faces a committee vote that will reflect MPs' sentiments amid ongoing debates on the issue.
In her letter, Rantzen sought to assuage opponents' worries, for example that the measure could be used against people with disabilities, which she said was not true.
All we terminally ill adults ask of you, our MPs, is to remember how much suffering our current messy, cruel criminal law creates. How many lonely painful deaths.
This is a strong, safe, carefully considered bill, guided by Kim Leadbeater and her excellent committee, she wrote.
Please vote for this crucial reform, as so many other countries have, not for me, but for future generations to have the right.
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