Moral Active Euthanasia

When it comes to the question of morality, I have to disagree with all of these in regard to the most recent case of a woman named Brittany Maynard. On November 1^st she swallowed a lethal dose of prescribed medication and passed away, after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis. I am perfectly fine with Ms. Maynard’s choice of active euthanasia and I believe it was moral. She was not believed to be under extreme emotional duress; she was a rational and competent thinker. She had exhausted every option to treat her brain cancer. It was the ultimate expression of her autonomy, the greatest gift bestowed to us in Kant’s mind. Most killing and suicide is viewed as a violation of the sanctity of life as bestowed by God or the pursuit of Nirvana. But for the reasons Kant puts forth, our autonomy is the only thing a person can really be sure of. No one gets to point to God or Nirvana as definite possibilities. Regardless of what any individual would do, I think it is unfair for someone to look to her and label her choice as immoral. She harmed no one in choosing to end her life on her own terms. There is an argument that she taints her character, but isn’t it her own choice to do so? It impedes no one else, others need only watch and show compassion. It could also be said that it sets a dangerous precedent, and erodes the trust between doctors and patients. I would place Ms. Maynard’s example as a very rare instance, and say that all options to save life should be explored before coming to this conclusion, and the physician prescribing life ending medication should obviously make clear beyond a shadow of a doubt the individual in question is of a sound mind. If this is the case, then I think this example of active euthanasia must be viewed as moral.