title: The emergence of bioethics in social work.
abstract: Ethical issues in health care, or bioethics, are not new to social work, but the maturation of the profession no less than scarce resources and advances in technology are focusing increased attention on social workers' responses to complex moral questions. A review of the history and scope of these issues provides a framework for addressing them.
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001675:Bioethics; D030881:Disclosure; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005544:Forecasting; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008489:Medical Indigency; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D028681:Moral Obligations; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000639:trends; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012947:Social Work / Q000592:standards*; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States