{"id":321085,"date":"2026-02-26T12:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dame-esther-rantzen-accuses-peers-of-blatant-sabotage-of-assisted-dying-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:01:04","slug":"dame-esther-rantzen-accuses-peers-of-blatant-sabotage-of-assisted-dying-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dame-esther-rantzen-accuses-peers-of-blatant-sabotage-of-assisted-dying-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Dame Esther Rantzen accuses peers of &#8216;blatant sabotage&#8217; of assisted dying bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mRBN4K1qpyQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Dame Esther Rantzen accuses peers of 'blatant sabotage' of assisted dying bill\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mRBN4K1qpyQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen has accused peers of &#8216;blatant sabotage&#8217; after Sky News learned that the government will not be giving the landmark assisted dying legislation more time in the House of Lords.<\/p>\n<p>Rantzen went on to say that she is &quot;sad&quot; to hear the bill will likely fail.<\/p>\n<p>She continued by saying that many countries around the world &quot;have come to the sane, sensible, proper conclusion, which is if you are terminally ill and an adult, and fully competent to make your own decisions, you should have the right to die painlessly and in dignity if life becomes unbearable&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-mandelson-starmer-labour-farage-badenoch-12593360?postid=11142333#liveblog-body<\/p>\n<p>#assistedying #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen has accused peers of &#8216;blatant sabotage&#8217; after Sky News learned that the government will not be giving the landmark assisted dying legislation more time in the House of Lords. 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