Trump and Congress cut funding for Planned Parenthood. Can Botox keep it afloat?

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. It has started offering a new set of services, ranging from Botox to IV hydration for skin rejuvenation, or for after a night of drinking, all of which patients pay for with cash. They can also request sedation for certain procedures, like the placement of an intrauterine device. The shift comes as Planned Parenthood faces financial uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress stripped funding for the abortion-rights organization as part of the tax and spending package passed last year. …