How Did Planned Parenthood Become One of the Country’s Largest Suppliers of Testosterone?

When she was 18, Cristina Hineman, now 20, obtained a prescription for testosterone gel from Planned Parenthood. Now, she’s suing the organization for medical malpractice. (Cindy Schultz for *The Free Press*)

When she was a teenager, Cristina Hineman started testosterone after a 30-minute consult at Planned Parenthood. She’s now suing them. ‘I regretted everything.’

By Jennifer Block

08.07.24 — U.S. Politics

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For Cristina Hineman, the situation felt urgent: the 17-year-old needed treatment at Planned Parenthood, where she knew she wouldn’t be subjected to humiliating questions, or an unnecessary waiting period, or lectures, or prying about her certainty. But it wasn’t an abortion she sought. It was testosterone.

Planned Parenthood was founded a century ago to…

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