Esther Rantzen on the Assisted Dying Debate
Amol and Nick catch up with Dame Esther Rantzen ahead of Friday’s vote on assisted dying and speak to two Labour MPs about how their religion has influenced their thinking.
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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor.
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