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Parents of 26-Year-Old Push to Curb Canada's Track 2 MAID After Son's December Death

They argue expanded eligibility failed to protect a vulnerable patient.

Overview

  • Kiano Vafaeian, 26, was approved in British Columbia and euthanized on December 30, 2025, after being declined by several Ontario doctors.
  • His mother alleges Dr. Ellen Wiebe coached him to meet Track 2 criteria, while the physician says all her approvals involve non-psychiatric grievous conditions, advanced decline, and fully informed consent.
  • The family says they were not told of the final approval and learned of his death days later.
  • His death certificate cites blindness, severe peripheral neuropathy, and diabetes as antecedent causes, a listing his parents dispute based on his medical records.
  • The family is campaigning to repeal or tighten Track 2 and backs Bill C-218 to limit cases tied solely to mental illness, as officials note current rules allow MAID when safeguards are met and mental-illness-only eligibility is delayed until 2027.