Rebecca Terrell

Memphis

Senior Editor and Contributor at The New American

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Schara Family Speaks Out After Jury Sides With Hospital in Wrongful Death Suit

1 week ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

“For those with ears to hear, they saw for the first time what’s behind the curtain.” With these words Scott Schara opened today’s press conference following his lawsuit against Saint Elizabeth Hospital and Ascension Health, where his daughter, Grace, died in 2021. He appeared with his wife, Cindy, daughter Jessica Vander Heiden, and two of the attorneys who worked on the case, Warner Mendenhall and Joe Voiland.
Schara v. Ascension Health: Second Week Summary

1 week ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:43 — 35.6MB)Subscribe: Android | RSS | MoreSchara v. Ascension Health is an ongoing bellwether lawsuit taking place in Appleton, Wisconsin. The New American is partnering with Children’s Health Defense to livestream the proceedings. In this exclusive interview, editor-in-chief Gary Benoit talks with senior editor Rebecca Terrell about her observations during the second week of the case.
Schara v. Ascension Health: Cindy Schara Witness Testimony

3 weeks ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

The landmark Covid wrongful death suit in Appleton, Wisconsin, began yesterday with the mother of the deceased delivering several hours of testimony both to her attorney and under cross-examination. Cindy Schara introduced the jury to her daughter, Grace, a high-functioning 19-year-old with Down syndrome. She then described in painful detail the days and hours leading up to Grace’s death, as well as what has happened since. She broke down in tears several times during her testimony.
Schara v. Ascension Health Day One: Opening Statements

3 weeks ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

Both plaintiff and defense attorneys have delivered opening statements in what many are calling the “Trial of the Century” and a landmark Covid death lawsuit. For background on the case, see here and here. Scott Schara’s attorney began by telling Grace Schara’s story: a high-functioning 19-year-old woman with Down syndrome. (You can read details about Grace’s death in a Covid hospital in 2021 here.) He explained the charges in the case for the 12-member jury; see here for details.
Prayer Rally Canceled by Schara Gag Order; Grassroots to the Rescue

3 weeks ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

Schara v. Ascension Health is a landmark lawsuit currently taking place in Appleton, Wisconsin. Scott Schara is suing the hospital system and several healthcare practitioners who he believes singled out his daughter, Grace, because she had Down syndrome. She lost her life in their Covid ward in 2021, and he believes her life was sacrificed on the altar of government protocols for monetary gain.
Trump Pushes Federal Pipeline Land Grab

1 month ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

Farmers and landowners throughout the nation are urgently opposing the “big, beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump wants to see passed before Memorial Day. It’s a budget omnibus that encompasses defense, energy and tax priorities of the current administration, but it also includes a federal eminent domain land grab posed to enrich private, for-profit pipeline companies at the expense of taxpayers and property owners. Congress is fast-tracking it.
Coloradans Demand Full Pardon for Tina Peters

2 months ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

The people of Colorado are flooding their governor’s office with calls for the release of Tina Peters. She is the former Mesa County clerk and recorder who is serving a nine-year sentence for election interference. In office, she was responsible for maintaining election systems in her county. The Denver Post calls the ruling “persecution” and an “example of [a] weaponized justice system. Like many Americans in 2020, she had questions about election integrity.
The Passing of Pope Francis

2 months ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

One day after the most joyful in the Catholic Church calendar, her faithful are mourning the loss of their pontiff. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, the Vatican announced. He was 88 years old. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, stated that Francis “returned to the house of the Father” at 7:35 a.m. after battling a lung infection that led to double pneumonia.
Petition to Stop Carbon-capture Subsidies

2 months ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

The Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines is gathering signatures on a petition asking Congress to “protect the public” from carbon capture and storage (CCS). Under the Biden administration, Congress included billions of dollars in federal subsidies for CCS in the 2021 Infrastructure Act and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Additional billions are available to private pipeline companies through tax credits.
Grassroots Appeal to Congress: Cut the Carbon-capture Tax Credit

2 months ago | thenewamerican.com | Rebecca Terrell

A grassroots group of private landowners, threatened by the prospect of eminent domain for hazardous carbon-capture pipelines, is gathering signatures on a petition to Congress. They want our legislators to end the IRS 45Q tax credit for private companies that install the wasteful projects. The credit contains a direct-pay loophole, meaning that these private companies can use eminent domain to fleece taxpayers to the tune of billions of dollars.