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‘Nobody speaks about this’: Diana Rigg made impassioned plea for assisted dying law before death
In a recording in 2020, the actor made a case for giving ‘human beings true agency over their bodies at the end of life’• Read more: ‘Push me over the edge’ – Diana Rigg’s daughter Rachael Stirling writes about her mother’s dying wishesDiana Rigg made an impassioned case to legalise assisted dying in a message recorded shortly before her “truly awful” and “dehumanising” death from cancer three years ago.The actor’s statement calling for a law that gives “human beings true agency over their own bodies at the end of life”, published today in the Observer, adds to the ongoing debate on assisted dying, with MPs expected to publish recommendations to the government within weeks. Continue reading...
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