Posted on 01/25/2009 11:56:33 PM PST by DoughtyOne
(CNN) -- Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa, whose hands and feet were amputated in a bid to save her from a deadly and little-known illness, died early Saturday, two friends of the model told CNN.
(exotic UTI infection)
So young and gone so quick.
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Yes, it is sad that a young woman with so much promise for the family, has been lost. It’s tragic because of the loss of a child, and the loss of hope. What a dark day for the family.
God lets evil (Satan’s work) manifest itself so that we will know it for what it is. It’s tragic on this earth, but we have the promise of a new earth and a new life in time.
That doesn’t alleviate all the pain now though. My heart goes out to the family.
A person has no less of a compassionate death when basic nutrition is given and proper pain control is provided. What you’re suggesting is murder.
If you were trapped in a burning car after an accident and there was no chance for you to be extricated, and a person at the scene had a gun, would you want that person to terminate you or let you burn to death? Just saying.
Certain circumstances require extreme actions. Allowing a person to die in extreme cases may be more gracious than extending a persons life.
I may get flamed for my opinion but it is my honest opinion.
RIP, Mariana.
Allowing a person to die as comfortably as possible, without starving/dehydrating or providing a drug/poison to end their life is the essence of compassion.
There is no equivalent between your person burning to death and a person at the last stages of their life passing onto the next.
If you insist on making the comparison of suffering from burning to death or passing on from natural causes you suggest, to end suffering it is more merciful to shoot the person and get it over with, instead of putting the person through 1-2 minutes (your scenario) of pain before death.
By refusing food/water to starve a person to death you are forcing a person to spend days and possibly weeks before their death going through the discomfort and pain associated with starvation (well documented).
Either way the person will die, I would venture a guess most people would take 1-2 minutes of pain over days/weeks of suffering discomfort and pain.
Yeah, that privilege is reserved for God, who likes to perform it pre-birth, usually (more than half of fertilized eggs are just passed from the mother's body), but if someone slips by and is born, then He often gives him a while before stepping in and offing him. (Not always...for example, He sometimes does things like kills the firstborn.) That time is up to a 100 years or more.
Then, if you're really unlucky, He taunts you with really horrific agony and doesn't let you escape for quite some time, expecting you to consider yourself blessed to be able to experience excruciating pain.
But, of course, at times He'll order people to kill (e.g., men, women, infant, and sucklings of Amalek). Then, it's okay.
Yeah, but taking a life just isn't Christ-like.
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Come on. Mercy is very Christ-like. Allowing suffering to continue is not Christ-like. Respecting individuals and their choices is very Christ-like. If you don't like it, then shake off the dust from your sandals and move on.
Don't worry; if you get flamed, I'll shoot you if you want.
;-)
Very well said. It is terribly tragic.
Thank you. I appreciate it. Yes it is tragic. I realize she was a model, but you know what, that’s okay. She wasn’t doing anyone any harm. She was making a living. Her boyfriend seemed loyal and described her as a good person. Others seem to agree. It’s sad to see anyone that young go, and especially when the family needed the support she would have been able to give. My heart goes out to them.
I may get flamed for my opinion but it is my honest opinion.
Don’t worry; if you get flamed, I’ll shoot you if you want.
As an act of mercy I am sure. LOL
By no means was I comparing the two situations. I was stating the fact that there different levels of crises.
The respondent made a broad statement about it being murder. I was only stating that there are “extreme” circumstances that the most gracious thing to do would be to shorten the suffering of a person who has no chance of survival.
I apologize if I was not clear. If you disagree, I respect your right to do so.
I'll say it is a tragedy even if she were a prostitute.
And you would be right. Good point.
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