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Ladybbird · 10-12-23, 16:27

‘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’

Daily Mail 10 DEC 2023

Diana Rigg photographed in 2019, the year before her 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’

Diana 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.

It was released by her actor daughter, Rachael Stirling, who promised the star of The Avengers TV series and Game of Thrones that she would share the message with the public.

In the recording, Rigg says: “They don’t talk about how awful, how truly awful the details of this condition are, and the ignominy that is attached to it. Well, it’s high time they did. And it is high time there was some movement in the law to give choice to people in my position. This means giving human beings true agency over their own bodies at the end of life. This means giving human beings political autonomy over their own death.”

Rigg taped her statement on a cassette recorder given to her by her son-in-law, the musician Guy Garvey.

Vividly describing the last weeks of her illness, she says: “I have cancer, and it is everywhere, and I have been given six months to live. And I’m not frightened of describing the least attractive aspects of my condition: the fact of the matter is I have lost control of my bowels. This, to me, is quite the most dehumanising thing that can happen.

“Yet again we found ourselves in the bathroom this morning, my beloved daughter and I, half laughing and half crying, showering off together, and it was loving, and it was kind, but it shouldn’t happen. And if I could have beamed myself off this mortal coil at that moment, you bet I would’ve done it there and then.

“Any palliative nurse will tell you, in the end, patients often starve themselves as a means to an end. The body becomes weaker, the organs shut down. It’s not that they want to die that way. It’s how they take control.

Actors Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling at the National Theatre, London, in 2005.

“Nobody speaks about this.” They talk about the pain and the dread, she says, but not the awful details of the condition.

Currently, it is illegal in the UK for anyone to assist in another’s death.

RIP Diana

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,647 Thanks: 27,646 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Diana Rigg Made Impassioned Plea For Assisted Dying Then She DIED ‘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’ Daily Mail 10 DEC 2023 Diana Rigg photographed in 2019, the year before her 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’ Diana 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. It was released by her actor daughter, Rachael Stirling, who promised the star of The Avengers TV series and Game of Thrones that she would share the message with the public. In the recording, Rigg says: “They don’t talk about how awful, how truly awful the details of this condition are, and the ignominy that is attached to it. Well, it’s high time they did. And it is high time there was some movement in the law to give choice to people in my position. This means giving human beings true agency over their own bodies at the end of life. This means giving human beings political autonomy over their own death.” Rigg taped her statement on a cassette recorder given to her by her son-in-law, the musician Guy Garvey. Vividly describing the last weeks of her illness, she says: “I have cancer, and it is everywhere, and I have been given six months to live. And I’m not frightened of describing the least attractive aspects of my condition: the fact of the matter is I have lost control of my bowels. This, to me, is quite the most dehumanising thing that can happen. “Yet again we found ourselves in the bathroom this morning, my beloved daughter and I, half laughing and half crying, showering off together, and it was loving, and it was kind, but it shouldn’t happen. And if I could have beamed myself off this mortal coil at that moment, you bet I would’ve done it there and then. “Any palliative nurse will tell you, in the end, patients often starve themselves as a means to an end. The body becomes weaker, the organs shut down. It’s not that they want to die that way. It’s how they take control. Actors Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling at the National Theatre, London, in 2005. “Nobody speaks about this.” They talk about the pain and the dread, she says, but not the awful details of the condition. Currently, it is illegal in the UK for anyone to assist in another’s death. RIP Diana

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