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Podcast: Mind Body Health & Politics
Episode: The Right to Die Well with Dr. Sunil Aggarwal
Description: What if you were facing a terminal illness, wracked by anxiety and depression, and knew that a safe, promising treatment existed - but was denied to you?This is the heart-wrenching reality for many of Dr. Sunil Aggarwal's patients. A palliative care physician in Seattle, Dr. Aggarwal is fighting a landmark legal case for the right to treat his dying patients with psilocybin-assisted therapy.Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, has shown remarkable potential in easing end-of-life distress. But despite the "Right to Try" laws passed in over 40 states, the DEA is...