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Aruna Shanbaug. A Case Study in Compassion, Dignity, and the Ethics of Euthanasia Cover

Aruna Shanbaug. A Case Study in Compassion, Dignity, and the Ethics of Euthanasia

By: Kumar Navin  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2457-9017 | Journal ISSN: 2392-7054
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 14
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2025
Accepted on: May 1, 2025
Published on: Nov 3, 2025
Published by: Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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