Daily Mail News
By KELLY GARINO, US REPORTER
Published: 14:58 EST, 17 February 2026 | Updated: 14:58 EST, 17 February 2026
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.