title: Euthanasia: a social work perspective.
abstract: As one of the many bioethical issues arising from new scientific and medical control over the processes of life and death, euthanasia raises some of the most difficult dilemmas to confront social workers in health care. In addition to exploring these dilemmas, this article points out the need to involve social workers in developing policy to address them.
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000523:psychology*; D028601:Euthanasia, Active; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D011640:Public Policy; D012945:Social Values; D012947:Social Work; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States