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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

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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.S1
The TV legend has been fight for assisted dying to be legalised in the UK.S2

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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

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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

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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.S1
The TV legend has been fight for assisted dying to be legalised in the UK.S2

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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

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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

Dame Esther Rantzen reveals she is 'too physically fragile' to go to Dignitas

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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

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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

Dame Esther Rantzen reveals she is 'too physically fragile' to go to Dignitas

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