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Some Planned Parenthood clinics are using Botox to smooth over federal cuts

NPR·Laura Fitzgerald·about 1 month ago
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Samantha Pohlman, a registered nurse, performs a cosmetic treatment procedure on Christine Ruiz at Planned Parenthood - B Street in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, March 20. Planned Parenthood is expanding its services by offering cosmetic treatments like injections to expand its revenue sources. Tracy Barbutes for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tracy Barbutes for NPR SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Christine Ruiz sits in an exam room for some aesthetic skin treatments, she looks nervous. She's not new to injectables like Botox, but this is the first time she's received them at a Planned Parenthood clinic. "So, I usually do the elevens and then across the forehead. I really like the little lip flip," Ruiz says to her clinician, describing what she wants done. The Sacramento clinic is part of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, the largest Planned Parenthood affiliate in the country, covering Northern California and parts of Nevada.…

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