Esther Rantzen on the Assisted Dying Debate

When Dame Esther Rantzen told Amol and Nick that she had joined
the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland she helped reignite a debate
about assisted dying in the UK. Now MPs are preparing to vote on
a bill that would legalise it in England and Wales, so in this
episode they catch-up with Dame Esther and speak to two MPs,
Preet Kaur Gill and Warinder Singh Juss, about how their religion
has influenced their thinking.


They also discuss the interview Amol did with the Labour MP Kim
Leadbeater, whose private members' bill could bring about this
colossal social change.


The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who
are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was
the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of
the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University
Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he
was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before that and also
previously worked as ITV’s political editor.


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