The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life

by Ramesh Ponnuru

  Is the Democratic Party the “Party of Death”? If you look at their agenda they are. IT’S NOT JUST abortion-on-demand. It’s euthanasia, embryo destruction, even infanticide—and a potentially deadly concern with “the quality of life” of disabled people. If you think these issues don’t concern you—guess again. The Party of Death is roaring into the White House! In The Party of Death, Ponnuru details how left-wing radicals, using abortion as their lever, took over the Democratic Party—and how they have used their power to corrupt our law and politics, abolish our fundamental right to life, and push the envelope in ever more dangerous directions. In The Party of Death, Ponnuru How Hillary Clinton could use the abortion issue (but not in the way you think) Why the conventional wisdom about Roe v.Wade is a lie How the party of death—a coalition of special interests ranging from Planned Parenthood to Hollywood—came to own the Democratic Party How the mainstream media promotes the party of death Why Jesse Jackson, Al Gore, and other leading liberals gave up being pro-life How liberals use animal rights to displace human rights The Democratic presidential candidate who said that infanticide is a mother’s “choice” How doctors—and other health care professionals—are being coerced, by law, into violating their consciences The ultrasound why there’s hope to stop the party of death Ponnuru’s shocking exposé shows just how extreme the Party of Death has become as they seek to destroy every inconvenient life, demand fealty to their radical agenda, and punish anyone who defies them. But he also shows how the tide is turning, how the Party of Death can be defeated, and why its last victim might be the Democratic Party itself. Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor at National Review, is a

Genres: Politics

320 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2006

Reviews

[The other John · Rating 2 out of 5]

I decided to read this book based on its full title: The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life. The title was so provocative, I wondered what, exactly, Mr. Ponnuru had to say. I suppose I could claim that I first encountered the title in China, where I was reading anything, so I added all sorts of things to my reading list. But excuses aside, I did read it. It wasn't quite the wacko diatribe for which I subconsciously hoped. It's a decently written, pro-life manifesto bashing the Democratic Party's stand on the issues of abortion, euthanasia and embryonic medical research. Biased, certainly; but not whacked out. As a pro-lifer, I found myself in total agreement with many things Mr. Ponnuru wrote. As a Democrat, however, I was also aware of the times he was trying to push the reader's buttons. I mean, sure many of the leading Democrats are dishonest weasels who have sold their soul to the pro-choice interests in order to garner votes. I have no doubt that one could write a similar book about the leading Republican weasels and the pro-life interests. I don't know why he wrote the book--perhaps to galvanize the Republican faithful. Or maybe he thought he could entice us pro-life Dems over to his side. He certainly wasn't trying to build any bridges with the pro-choicers. In the end, I really didn't get much out of the book, besides a minor guilt trip. But such is my relationship with American politics.

[Nancy]

The name of this book is called “The Party of Death” by Ramesh Ponnuru. In this book it talks about the good and bad side of abortion. A good thing about abortion is that if teenagers get pregnant they could always have that as an open option for them so that this would not ruin their future or their reputation. Von hoffermon also said that this baby will grow up to kill you and ruin you. It was also said that you aren’t really killing the baby because it haven’t came out yet and it’s usually woman get abortions during their first two trimesters. Some bad things about abortion are that it can increase the risk of you having more health problems when you grow up. Some people also believe that you are doing it for the wrong cause and if you didn’t want to have a baby they should have used contraceptives. There were also cases such as the Roe vs. Wae case.

I think that this book was really interesting and emotional since it happens everyday. Thousands of people get pregnant each day and thousands of people get abortions. Its sad to see how much these people have to go through. This has taught me that abstinence is the best way to prevent all of this from happening unless you know that you are ready for it.

[Cristopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book by one of the best political journalists writing today, and probably the most intellectually honest.

[Dav · Rating 5 out of 5]

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The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human life
By Ramesh Ponnuru


Published in 2006, the book is very readable, fair-minded and committed to upholding the sanctity of all human life. To that end it is also a warning that the left, the Democratic party, is spreading their right-to-end-life to include: the terminal, the infirmed, the mentally ill, the newborn and eventually all undesirables. The book is also hopeful that this lack of care for human life will be stopped.

[It's now 2021 and the Party of Death and their colluders are in power, all the more resolved to continue the aborting, the killing and couching it in euphemisms of healthcare, a woman's right and "my body, my choice." The Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration holds all three branches of government. However, certain red States have made significant inroads into restricting these killings and as in 2006, pro-lifers are still hopeful that this Federal law will fall].

The author too is hopeful and concludes his book with:
"If abortion had not become the law of the land, we might not now be debating euthanasia or the killing of human embryos for research purposes. The same process might work in reverse. The more we reject abortion, the more we might come to reject other choices for death, too. That is surely what pro-lifers should work for. Most Americans already know that abortion is wrong. If Roe falls--when it falls--pro-lifers will be able to demonstrate another truth about abortion: We can live without it."

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The book is under 250 pages and has 3 sections.

Part 1 - What Roe Wrought (chapters 1 thru 9)

It covers the history & ramifications of Roe.
Bill Clinton supported Roe and claimed abortion would be "safe, legal, and rare," but his party clearly took it as a license to kill.
Some of the other details include: subsidizing abortion; Dem's extremism defending abortion; infanticide and silencing dissenters.

Part 2 - Bioethics of Death (chapters 10 thru 15)

Ronald Reagan the pro-life president and Ron Jr's opposition; stem cells; euthanasia and weeding out the unfit; Child Murder and the Philosophers.

Part 3 - Life and the Parties (chapters 16 thru 20)

The Scribes of the Party of Death; the tide is turning; pro-life Dems; killing embryos for research and Dancing with Death.

2025 update:
On June 24th, 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which finally ended the federal constitutional right to abortion and the authority to regulate abortions was returned to each individual state. It's referred to as the "Dobbs decision." Of course this did not end the debate, with more than a dozen states enacting abortion restrictions and other states creating an abortion free-for-all. Some states or cities invited women to fly in for their abortion. Now the majority of all abortions are done with medication. Unfortunately, once they're back in power, the Democrats have promised to restore abortion rights nationwide.






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[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was somewhat dated. It discussed various pro-life legislation and how pro-choicers fought against the different laws. It was not as sensationalized as the title would imply. It had a lot of information about the lies surrounding the partial birth abortion ban, which was in the news at about the time the book was written. It also had information about how the democratic and republican parties evolved in their position on abortion.

[Jared · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tough to review. I learned a ton about Roe v. Wade. Turns out late term abortions are completely legal in the US if you can find the right doctor. Euthanasia, stem cell parts were also enlightening but not as much so. The title of this book is much more inflammatory than the book actually is, and the book states that "The Party of Death" is not specifically the democrat party.

[Moses · Rating 4 out of 5]

My review was once again too long, so I have again posted it on my blog.

Here's the link:

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[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

was ok. pretty technical reading