In memory of Dame Esther Rantzen, English journalist and television presenter who presented the BBC television series That's Life! for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994 and launched Child Line and The Silver Line.
She was a powerfully advocated for the legalisation of assisted dying following her stage four lung cancer diagnosis, famously stating: "If the pain becomes too much, I want a choice."
The Assisted Dying Bill she supported was recently rejected in the House of Commons by 286 votes to 270 after two years of passionate debate.
Portrait of Esther Rantzen © Neil Spence
