Esther Rantzen’s message to public on day of historic assisted dying vote

Esther Rantzen: I thought I'd never be alive to see government vote on assisted dyingSource: Good Morning Britain

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00:00What is happening at the moment is compelling people to have really agonizing deaths.

00:07That memory of someone in agony with pain that no palliative care, no matter how good, can ease

00:16becomes a terribly, terribly tragic memory that overwhelms other happier memories for the family

00:23left behind. The law at the moment is a mess and it's cruel. You'll remember that Sakhir said to

00:31me that he hoped I would be able to witness the debate, hear the debate,

00:36and I never thought that was possible.