A Connecticut man faces a manslaughter charge after police say he helped his terminally ill wife die by suicide.

Kevin Conners, 65, turned himself in to police Thursday after he told authorities that he held a gun to his cancer-stricken wife's head as she pulled the trigger, according to an arrest warrant.

State police say Conners posted a $50,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court Friday. He faced a second-degree manslaughter charge, or "aiding another person to commit suicide," police said.

Conners' wife, Lori, asked him to hold the gun because she feared she wouldn't be able to keep it steady, the man told investigators, according to the warrant.

She had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer that spread to other parts of her body, and she was in constant pain due to her treatment's interaction with her Lyme disease, the warrant states.

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Conners called 911 during the September incident and initially told police that he was awakened by the sound of a gunshot. He later admitted holding the gun, police say.

Connecticut recently considered legislation to allow medical aid in dying but it was never voted on, the Hartford Courant reported.

Conners told police that he and his wife had looked into traveling to Vermont, where assisted suicide is legal, but did not because she was not a resident.