Overview
- The 85-year-old broadcaster writes that the targeted medication keeping her alive has stopped working and that a scan this week will show how far the cancer has spread.
- She says she does not expect to live long enough to see the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill enacted.
- Assisted dying remains illegal in the UK, with a maximum 14-year sentence for helping someone to end their life.
- The bill passed the House of Commons in June 2025 but is stuck at Lords committee stage, where about 1,000 amendments have been tabled.
- A long-time advocate who registered with Dignitas in 2024, Rantzen says she would travel to Switzerland alone if her suffering becomes unbearable.