And now, some decidedly unterrible news in the ongoing gentleman's forum occurring inside America's ladyparts. A bill making its way through the Washington state legislature would require insurers to cover abortion services, like it would any other medical procedure.

Catholic universities have got their rosaries in a bunch over a provision in the Affordable Care Act that would require them to do something that makes the baby Jesus cry- outfit their students and employees with insurance plans that would cover hormonal birth control.

Here's a rare bit of excellent news: The Department of Health and Human Services has signed off on recommendations to include contraception in preventative care. In other words, kiss your co-pay goodbye.

The IRS states breastfeeding doesn't have "enough health benefits to qualify as a form of medical care," says The Times, so you won't be able to use your new tax-free flexible spending account for breast pumps. Acne cream's okay!

"The average woman spends 30 years of her life trying to avoid getting pregnant." Well, when you put it that way. From that campaign we told you about, pushing for full coverage of birth control under health-care reform. Petition here.

Few to no Democratic candidates are touting the passage of health care reform this year, but here is the president of Planned Parenthood trying to rouse the base on its six-month anniversary, when many provisions go into effect.

Despite a push to have birth control co-pays eliminated by classifying hormonal contraceptives as preventative care under health care reform, no dice — at least not yet.

A British hospital apparently made some bank a few years ago by serving as the setting for a "big-budget" porn movie. The shooting took place on a closed but "fully-equipped" ward — insert jokes about "equipment" here. [Guardian]

Reversing Bush's oh-so-effective abstinence-only approach, healthcare reform allocates $375 million to teach teens comprehensive sex ed. One critic worries this will "normalize teen sexual activity," but — newsflash — it's already normal. [NYT]

WellPoint might be the most evil company in the country: they stand accused of systematically dropping women from their insurance policies once they were diagnosed with breast cancer.