Two huge omissions/problems with Ms. Brandt’s article:
1. Anything from scripture to substantiate her argument
2. Invoking Jesus while failing to recognize that he too faced a terminal condition that was certain to be agonizing and torturous for Him. It even caused Jesus to beseech God to spare Him from it. God did not do that, and Jesus did not take an “easy way” out with the rationale that he was going to die anyway.
She can opine however she wants to as a Christian, but if she is going to invoke Christ’s thoughts they should be grounded in something more than what appears to be wishful thinking.
I would disagree with one thing you say; as a Christian one cannot opine as one wishes, lest he (or she) commit the sin of blasphemy and/or cause another to stumble.