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Protection of Human Dignity at the End of Life of the Terminally Ill: Ethical and Legal Considerations about the Law and Policy on Advance Directives in Lithuania Cover

Protection of Human Dignity at the End of Life of the Terminally Ill: Ethical and Legal Considerations about the Law and Policy on Advance Directives in Lithuania

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|Mar 2022

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Language: English
Page range: 26 - 48
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2021
Accepted on: Dec 30, 2021
Published on: Mar 17, 2022
Published by: Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy and the Faculty of Law of Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
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