The God I know, does not want us to suffer. That is why he put these drugs on earth and gave us brains to use them. I do not believe our God wants us to suffer just so we can go to heaven. No, not for one minute do I believe that. We have tools these days to help. doctors are becoming more and more afraid, and less and less compassonate. I do belive compassion was one of the things stressed in the bible. I believe in the compassionate care, more in end life senerios than normal medical attention allows. Even though my father had hospice, it was not enough to control his pain. That will not happen to me. I always pray for those on this site.