Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia Attorney General, Sends Conflicted Message On Abortion Mandates

WASHINGTON -- Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R), an outspoken opponent of abortion rights, said on Monday that he has always opposed Virginia's mandatory abortion ultrasound law because it violates the conservative principle of limited government. "It was a mandate, and Ken Cuccinelli is very consistent in his view on the role of government," Chris LaCivita, Cuccinelli's top political consultant, told The Washington Post. "He was opposed to the mandate last year and is opposed to it t...