Motion for New Trial Hearing in Schara Wrongful Death Case

by Sharon Rondeau

(Dec. 19, 2025) — A hearing on a motion requesting a new trial in the death of a 2021 19-year-old special-needs woman ostensibly from complications of COVID-19 can be accessed live Friday beginning at 11:00 CST/12:00 EST.

The announcement was made by Scott Schara, father of the late Grace Schara, who died in a Wisconsin hospital in what the family alleges was an instance of “medical murder.”

In June, a jury found in favor of the St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, which is part of the Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc. system, and several medical practitioners also named as defendants.

In a November 4 interview with Dr. Naomi Wolf, Schara discussed details of his daughter’s last days in the hospital and what he claims was a DNR put into her medical file without his or Grace’s consent “the morning of her death.” He claims she was thereafter overmedicated to the point where she stopped breathing.

Since her death Schara has described Grace as his “best buddy.”

The hospital allegedly precluded Schara and his wife from being present in Grace’s room, allowing only her sister to witness Grace’s last days and final moments.

“I was removed by an armed guard,” Schara wrote in a March 25, 2025 Substack post.

In a November 3 post, Schara wrote, in part:

Before explaining the Motion, Grace is the reason for jumping into this fight. I don’t want my worst enemies to lose their best buddies to a system that is under government control.

The verdict on June 19 was in favor of the medical industrial establishment. Did the jury get it wrong? Juries get things wrong every day.

The defense, through their “experts,” said that by being in a hospital, you are giving implied consent, and that the drugs that euthanized Grace were normal in an ICU, so no informed consent is necessary. Doctors informing the family is not even necessary for the two prior overdoses; the third overdose is what killed Grace. Finally, their experts stated that a DNI (Do Not Intubate) = DNR (Do Not Resuscitate), and a doctor can unilaterally place a DNR on a patient, without consent, without a witness, without a signature, and without a DNR bracelet. The jury sided with the defense. My wife, our daughter Jessica, and I had legal power of attorney, which is an invention in their legal system, but this didn’t matter to the jury.“

A devout Christian, Schara dedicated a website to Grace, ouramazinggrace.com, where her story is told and the slogan, “Grace wins” was coined. Schara’s podcast, “Deprogramming with Grace’s Dad,” can also be accessed there.

To watch today’s hearing live, click on the video here, or click the link at Children’s Health Defense (CHD), which has covered the case from its inception.