The ultimate choice: an assisted dying special
They’ve watched mothers, husbands and siblings suffer at the end of their lives and vowed to help others have more control over how they die. As the debate reaches a tipping point, high-profile campaigners explain why it matters
The principle of assisted dying – and the practice
Letters: Readers respond to the Guardian’s special on assisted dying
‘We wouldn’t let animals die in misery. Why should humans?’: Susan Hampshire on why dying must be a choice
The actor argues that the law has changed elsewhere; now it’s time for the UK to show compassion
‘My mother’s death left me with an urgent mission’: Rachael Stirling on sharing Diana Rigg’s views on assisted dying
Her mother was furious at having no control over the end of her life. Now the actor is channelling that anger into getting the law changed
‘After I spoke publicly about it, one woman told me I was in a death cult’: Jonathan Dimbleby on assisted dying
‘The flight to Zurich sounds like the worst mini-break possible’: Julian Barnes on why Britain must legalise assisted dying
‘While I am healthy now, I’d like to have a little lethal concoction waiting for the right moment’: Prue Leith on the right to die
‘I will probably not be given the chance to die in my favourite place’: Esther Rantzen on the right to choose a good death
