‘He was a skeleton’: Joan Ruddock says she considered ending dying husband’s life

Former Labour MP describes contemplating ending life of Frank Doran who was in extreme pain

Dame Joan Ruddock, the former Labour MP, has described holding a pillow in her hands as she considered ending the life of her terminally ill husband who was in extreme pain.

In desperation, she called an out-of-hours GP service at night, telling them: “Either you come or I will end his life. I don’t know what the consequences are, but I will do it.”