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Mother Calls for MAID Overhaul After Alleging Her 26-Year-Old Son Was Wrongfully Euthanized

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A treatment room in the emergency department at a hospital in Calgary in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntoshOntario resident Margaret Marsilla says her 26-year-old son Kiano Vafaeian was given medical assistance in dying (MAID) in B.C. even though he didn’t suffer from a terminal or unbearably painful medical condition and was denied euthanasia in Ontario. MAID currently permits doctor-assisted suicide solely for individuals with terminal illnesses or incurable medical conditions, as well as under Track 2 for disabilities causing intolerable suffering. A proposed expansion to allow MAID for mental illness is currently paused for review until 2027.

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