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Canadian Mom Devastated as Diabetic and Blind Son Euthanized Under Controversial Law

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Kiano Vafaeian, 26, died in December after his Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) request was approved

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A Canadian family is heartbroken and angry after the death of a 26-year-old diabetic blind man in a doctor-assisted suicide. Margaret Marsilla managed to prevent her son Kiano Vafaeian from dying thanks to Canada’s medically assisted death program in 2022. She noted that Vafaeian did not suffer from terminal illness. He was simply blind and suffered type 1 diabetes-related complications as well as mental health problems.

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Kancha broke the news in on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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