Esther Rantzen is laid to rest, leaving a final message on assisted dying

The Childline founder, 86, died at her home in England's New Forest on Sep 30, and her family held a private funeral last week.

“I was still deprived of any choice over my own death by the current messy criminal law,” she wrote in a message published after her death.

— Esther Rantzen

She wrote that she had become too frail to fly to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland; British MPs rejected an assisted dying bill in September.

Donations in her name

Her family asks for donations to Oakhaven Hospice, Childline, The Silver Line and Cats Protection instead of flowers.

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Esther Rantzen is laid to rest, leaving a final message on assisted dying

The Childline founder, 86, died at her home in England's New Forest on Sep 30, and her family held a private funeral last week.

“I was still deprived of any choice over my own death by the current messy criminal law,” she wrote in a message published after her death.

She wrote that she had become too frail to fly to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland; British MPs rejected an assisted dying bill in September.

Her family asks for donations to Oakhaven Hospice, Childline, The Silver Line and Cats Protection instead of flowers.

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