This is why there will never be a solution to this issue. The topic of abortion and pro life is much too sensitive to address. There are too many variables in the debate and we do not know with certainty.... Basically this is why we draw a "reasonable" line in the abortion issue and leave it as that. The problem with reasonableness is that it is debated also.
As far as the political influences regarding the final canon of the bible, google "the missing books of the bible". The was a History channel documentary on "Banned from the Bible" - books which were intentionally left out of the canon. The reasons for leaving books out of the bible were due to the decisions of elders, the significance and political climate at the time. I have a lot more research yet to do to prepare for my religion and culture studies course
