Margaret Marsilla, a Canada mother, has been devastated after his 26-year-old son died by euthanasia in Canada. Kiano Vafaeian, the son, had no terminal illness, he only had type 1 diabetes, partial blindness and depression. His mother protested the decision but Kiano was approved for a government euthanasia scheme and died on December 30, The Free Press reported.“This is not healthcare. This is a failure of ethics, accountability, and humanity. No parent should ever have to bury their child because a system – and a doctor – chose death over care, help or love. I promise I will fight tooth and nail for my son, and other parents who too have children that suffer from mental illness,” the mother wrote on social media. Reports claimed that Marsilla had discovered in September 2022 that her son had been scheduled for physician-assisted dying. Kiano was 23 years old at that time; lost vision in one eye and had no job. Marsilla raised alarm on social media and the medical fraternity got backlash and the procedure was stalled. “He was alive because people stepped in when he was vulnerable – not capable of making a final, irreversible decision,” Marsilla said, recounting the 2022 incident, and asserted that Kiano’s mental health was improving gradually. Kiano agreed to accept financial support from his mother and was saving money for travel. He was working out and getting healthy, the mother said. On December 15, Kiano flew to a resort in Mexico, checked out two nights later and then flew to Vancouver. On December 29, he texted his family that he was scheduled to die the next day. Just before his death, Vafaeian went to a law firm in Vancouver to sign his will. He told the executor that he wanted the “world to know his story” and to advocate that “young people with severe unrelenting pain and blindness should be able to access MAID,” just as terminally ill patients can.Euthanasia was introduced in Canada in 2016, meant for terminally ill adults and those suffering from incurable diseases. In 2021, the condition of terminally ill was removed to include people with a chronic illness or disability.
