Huckabee Urges Iowa Republicans to Choose Pro-Life Leaders

The Iowa Republican Party held its first Celebration of Life event in Waukee Saturday, featuring keynote speaker and 2008 Iowa Caucus winner former Gov. Mike Huckabee.

Iowa GOP Party chairman A.J. Spiker said the event was to show where the party is on the issue, reported WHO-TV.com. “We want to make sure Republicans across the state know that we care about the issue of life, and care about advancing it, through the legislative process.”

Huckabee ran on a social conservative platform when he won the 2008 Iowa caucuses, before losing the presidential nomination to Arizona Sen. John McCain.

At Saturday's Waukee event, the Fox News Channel presenter was again promoting socially conservative values. “Every life has value, and so the message of pro-life is not just about abortion, it's about celebrating every life as having great value being a gift from God with a special purpose,” Huckabee told the crowd.

Huckabee said life begins at conception and spoke about how Republicans need to continue to choose political leaders who agree with those cornerstones, reports the TV station.

In a statement, Iowa Democratic Party spokesperson Michael Hunt said:

“The Iowa Democratic Party proudly stands with the majority of Americans who support and respect the decision each woman must make about her own pregnancy, and we reaffirm our commitment to working to ensure a women’s right to continued access to safe and legal abortion if and when she needs to consider it. It is truly disturbing that after 40 years since Roe v. Wade, out-of-touch, anti-women`s health politicians and activists continue to erode access to safe and legal abortion through court battles, ballot measures, and burdensome legislative restrictions.”

WHO reported about 200 people attended Saturday’s event.