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  • Distraught family blasts Canada for euthanizing son, 26, who suffered from 'seasonal depression'

    02/17/2026 2:03:39 PM PST · by DFG · 31 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 02/17/2026 | KELLY GARINO
    A family has accused Canada's laws of 'killing the disabled and vulnerable' months after their son, who suffered from seasonal depression, died by assisted suicide. Kiano Vafaeian, a 26-year-old blind man with Type 1 diabetes, died in December using Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program, which allows patients with 'grievous and irremediable' medical conditions to request a lethal drug. Eligibility was expanded in 2021 to include people with chronic illnesses, disabilities and, pending parliamentary review, potentially individuals with certain mental health conditions. Vafaeian faced mental health struggles stemming from a car accident at 17, and according to his mother,...