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By Voice of the Mirror Esther Rantzen sparked a national discussion by revealing she was considering using an assisted dying clinic. The debate on assisted dying provokes strong feelings but it is a conversation that we should not shy away from. As our population ages, there will be a growing number of people who wish to make the choice Dame Esther is considering. It is nearly a decade since the Commons last debated the issue so it is right, as Keir Starmer and other MPs have suggested, it is revisited. MPs will have to wrestle with the wish to treat life as sacrosanct while also not wanting t…

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