Lives Worth Saving

Abortion is not healthcare. It is not freedom. It is not a fundamental human right. It is the deliberate ending of an innocent human life, and it is time society confronts that reality.

Every year, tens of millions of unborn human beings lose their lives through abortion worldwide. Behind those numbers are individual human lives whose worth does not depend upon age, size, development, disability, dependency, circumstances of conception, or whether another person wants them to exist.

The unborn are not potential human beings. They are human beings with potential.

In Lives Worth Saving, Vincent J. Schaan, PhD, presents a researched, biblically grounded argument for the complete abolition of abortion and equal legal protection for innocent human life.

Drawing on embryology, history, law, moral philosophy, public policy, and Scripture, Schaan confronts arguments defending abortion and challenges society to reconcile its professed commitment to human equality with its treatment of the unborn.

From fertilization, a new living human organism exists. Zygote, embryo, and fetus describe stages of development, not different kinds of beings. The moral and legal question is whether every human being deserves protection, including those still in the womb.

This book examines the contradictions of a culture that condemns historical injustices yet defends the destruction of unborn life. It challenges claims that autonomy, poverty, disability, difficult circumstances, or personal preference determine whether another human being may live.

The objective is not merely to regulate abortion, reduce its frequency, or negotiate political compromises. It is to abolish abortion and extend equal protection under the law to innocent human beings, born and unborn.

Yet the defense of life does not end at birth. Lives Worth Saving calls Christians, churches, and communities to assist pregnant women, support struggling families, strengthen adoption and orphan care, and demonstrate compassion through meaningful action.

Schaan also challenges attempts to use Scripture to justify abortion, calling readers to examine these claims in light of God's character, righteousness, and authority.

For those who have experienced, supported, or participated in abortion, this book offers an invitation to confront difficult truths without surrendering hope. Repentance, forgiveness, and redemption remain available through faith in Jesus Christ. The seriousness of sin does not diminish the sufficiency of His sacrifice.

Written for Christians, pastors, policymakers, educators, students, and others willing to examine abortion beyond political slogans, Lives Worth Saving calls readers to weigh the evidence, confront moral inconsistencies, and defend those who cannot defend themselves.

We cannot proclaim that all human beings are created equal while denying the unborn the protection of that principle. We cannot preach the sanctity of life while neglecting mothers and children who need our help.

The unborn cannot vote, protest, or demand justice. Their humanity does not depend upon their ability to do so.

Abortion must not merely become less common. It must become unthinkable, indefensible, and ultimately unlawful.

Every human life has inherent worth. Every innocent human life deserves protection.

These are lives worth saving.