Police Investigate Family’s Claims Over 83-Year-Old Brigitte Stegemann’s Death | EWTN News Nightly

Description: A Canadian care-home case is raising new questions about consent, safeguards and accountability under assisted-suicide laws. The family of 83-year-old Brigitte Stegemann alleges she underwent Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program despite no longer wishing to proceed; her death is reportedly under police investigation, and the allegations have not been independently established. Senior counsel Sean Nelson of Alliance Defending Freedom joins to examine the legal questions surrounding alleged coercion, patient capacity, family concerns and the global debate over assisted suicide.

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