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Social workers have ethical duties to provide unimpeded access to information and supports to clients, in pursuit of social justice. This scoping review comprehensively synthesizes published literature on social work\u2019s role in abortion care.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The review adhered to Arksey and O\u2019Malley\u2019s five-stage framework. The following databases were searched for literature published between 1973\u20132023: PsycINFO, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Social Work Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, and Scopus. Search results were uploaded to Covidence for de-duplication and screening. Out of 2,980 articles screened in title and abstract review, followed by full-text review, 78 articles were included.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A majority the 78 studies (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 67) were set in the United States. The remainder were from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and two studies involved multiple countries. Six themes emerged to summarize the literature base: (1) Social workers\u2019 attitudes regarding abortion and abortion-seekers; (2) Abortion stigma and barriers in social work; (3) Social work and reproductive justice; (4) Social work and ethical considerations regarding abortion; (5) Social work and abortion policy and advocacy; and (6) Social work and family planning: roles, approaches, and practice frameworks.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Social workers have long played intrinsic roles in abortion care, including counseling, providing access to concrete supports and mitigating barriers to abortion care, and abortion rights advocacy. Social justice and professional ethical commitments underpin social work\u2019s role in abortion care. 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