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Shefali Luthra/The 19th

Shefali Luthra/The 19th

Shefali Luthra is the health reporter for The 19th covering the intersection of gender and health care. Prior to joining The 19th, she was a correspondent at Kaiser Health News, where she spent six years covering national health care and policy.

Bill Montgomery abortion AZ Supreme Court

An AZ Supreme Court justice openly opposes abortion. He’ll decide its legality anyway.

By: - October 19, 2023

A justice on the Arizona Supreme Court — which this winter could decide whether the state can enforce a total ban on abortion — has repeatedly expressed his opposition to the procedure and received campaign support from a prominent state anti-abortion activist, according to materials reviewed by The 19th. Experts told The 19th that his […]