Canadian Grandmother Was Euthanized Without Her Consent
Cases like Stegemann’s underscore the profound risks the system poses to elderly, hearing-impaired, and cognitively vulnerable patients whose prior refusals and diminished capacity are overridden in the name of “choice”
By LifeNews —— Bio and Archives--August 7, 2026
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An 83-year-old Canadian grandmother was euthanized under the country’s Medical Assistance in Dying program on July 10, 2026, despite having previously declined it because of her Christian faith and without providing what her family describes as a final verbal confirmation of consent.
Brigitte Stegemann, known lovingly to her family as “GG,” died by lethal injection at The Pearl (formerly E.J. McQuigge Lodge), a long-term care facility in Belleville, Ontario, where she had lived for the previous two years.
She had been diagnosed with untreatable Stage IV stomach cancer about five months earlier.
Her granddaughter, also named Brigitte, held legal power of attorney and had served as her primary caregiver and advocate for more than 12 years. Facility staff routinely contacted the granddaughter for decisions about medications, treatments, and daily care. ---More...
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