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

WorldBy Raphael BoydSep 10, 2026, 8:04 PM
Esther Rantzen now ‘too physically fragile’ to end her life in Switzerland
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PUBLISHEDSep 10, 2026, 8:04 PM
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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 affairs programme That’s Life! for 21 years and founded the youth support charity Childline, had intended to end her life in a…

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