Esther Ranzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
3 sources·Updated September 10, 2026

Esther Ranzen assisted dying
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- Guardian Politics·2h agoEsther Rantzen now ‘too physically fragile’ to end her life in Switzerland
Broadcaster, 86, had intended to end her life in Swiss clinic after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 Esther Rantzen has said she is no longer able to travel to Switzerland to end her life because she has become “too physically fragile”. Rantzen, who presented…
Read at Guardian Politics → - The Independent UK·4h agoEsther Rantzen says she is ‘too fragile’ to travel to Dignitas to end her life
The prominent campaigner for the legalisation of assisted dying insisted the law must ‘change quickly’
Read at The Independent UK → - BBC Entertainment·5h agoEsther Ranzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".
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