Esther Rantzen now ‘too physically fragile’ to end her life in Switzerland

September 10, 2026 · 8:04 pm 1 sources

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• Esther Rantzen now ‘too physically fragile’ to end her life in Switzerland
  The Guardian · September 10, 2026 20:04
  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 the TV current…