# Shefali Luthra

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The Politics of Grant Cuts

The revelation in court documents that the Trump administration used politics alone to decide which grants to fund and which to cancel has provoked surprisingly little outcry from Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Republicans renewed their campaign against Anthony Fauci’s handling of covid.  Liz Essley Whyt…

Headless FDA Gets a New Nominee

President Donald Trump is nominating Heidi Overton, a physician who is currently a White House policy adviser, to lead the FDA, which has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since May. Overton has a controversial history and may face some obstacles to winning confirmation, though Republicans hav…

Custody fight over baby born via surrogate sparks fear of fertility treatment restrictions

This week, a Texas court heard arguments in a legal fight between a California couple and their surrogate over a newborn with a serious heart condition. The case has drawn the attention of anti-abortion activists pushing for new restrictions on surrogacy. Amna Nawaz discussed the case with Shefali …

Custody fight erupts after surrogate refuses abortion for baby with heart condition

This week, a Texas court heard arguments in a legal fight between a California couple and their surrogate over a newborn with a serious heart condition. The case has drawn the attention of anti-abortion activists pushing for new restrictions on surrogacy. Amna Nawaz discussed the case with Shefali …

Summer’s Health Policy Themes

As summer comes to a close, some of the season’s major health policy stories continue to simmer, including declining insurance coverage, increasing measles cases, and cuts to federal health programs.  Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Rachel Roubein of The Wa…

Family Sues Texas AG and Doctors Over Abortion Ban

Shefali Luthra, reproductive health reporter at The 19th, talks about her reporting on the lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which claims a woman died from pregnancy-related conditions because of the abortion ban. Plus, how states with abortion bans are seeing increasing pregnancy-…

How state abortion bans are affecting women's health nationwide

On today’s show: Shefali Luthra, reproductive health reporter at The 19th, breaks down a lawsuit against Texas AG Ken Paxton, which claims a state abortion ban led to a woman's death. Then, we look at the rising numbers of pregnancy-related deaths in states with similar bans.   Hosted by Simplecas…

Inside the FAA’s big bet to fix flight delays

The Washington Post’s Adam Taylor joins from New York as world leaders gather for the U.N. General Assembly, where Secretary-General António Guterres will deliver his final address amid deep divisions over Iran and Ukraine. Politico’s Oriana Pawlyk explains the FAA’s new AI tool for easing flight …

The MAHA Metamorphosis

The “Make America Healthy Again” movement held a big shindig in Washington, D.C., this week. But rather than moms arguing to get pesticides and processing chemicals out of their kids’ food, the room was full of Trump administration officials and industry representatives looking to promote health-re…