Ken Cuccinelli sponsored that would have banned common forms of birth control, including the pill. In his campaign for governor, Cuccinelli has lied about his record on more than one occasion, claiming he had not sought to ban birth control -- despite his legislation that would do just that. The false claim earned him Three Pinnochios from a fact checker and a Washington Post editorial stating that "the facts suggest otherwise. The practical effects of 'personhood' measures, including the one in Virginia to which Mr. Cuccinelli affixed his name, would easily include banning the most popular forms of contraception."
