Virginia Ironside (born 3 February 1944) is a British journalist, agony aunt and author.
[4][5] Ironside received attention after her appearance on BBC One's religious discussion programme, Sunday Morning Live, in 2010.
She stated "If a baby's going to be born severely disabled or totally unwanted, surely an abortion is the act of a loving mother" and added "If I were the mother of a suffering child – I mean a deeply suffering child – I would be the first to want to put a pillow over its face...
"[6] Though some viewers supported Ironside, many complaints were registered on the programme's website message board.
My Death My Decision is a right to die campaign organisation that wants to see a more compassionate approach to dying in the UK, including giving people the legal right to a medically assisted death if that is their persistent wish.