When Is It Better to Die Than to Live?

In 2018, 24-year-old Stefanie Reppien is hit by a car while cycling and left in a coma-like state. She breathes on her own and can blink, but cannot think, move, or communicate. Half of her brain is gone, and she is kept alive by 1.5 liters of tube feeding and 1 liter of fluid per day - a limbo between life and death.

In the documentary series Stefanie Lives, we follow Stefanie's family and friends through the dilemmas and conflicts her condition raises. After seven years, they face a crucial decision: should doctors withdraw food and water from Stefanie so she can die?

Helle Bjerg Fuusager, investigative journalist at Zetland and creator of the documentary, uses Stefanie's story to illuminate the ethical gray zones at life's absolute edge. The questions go directly into the debate on active euthanasia - a topic currently being discussed in the Danish Parliament.