Catholic hospital caused teen with Down syndrome to die while her sister looked on in horror, family says

After receiving a complaint from the Schara family, the Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services cleared St. Elizabeth's of wrongdoing in Grace's case.


A Wisconsin family has taken the first steps to file a lawsuit against a Catholic hospital which they say caused the death of their teen daughter who had Down syndrome.

In the fall of 2021, Grace Schara was a typical 19-year-old. She enjoyed telling jokes and had recently learned to drive a car. However, after she and her mother, Cindy Schara, caught COVID, her oxygen levels began to drop, and her family feared for her health. ---More...

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