Breaking News: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Hospital
According to the NYT:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Thursday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the court said.Ginsburg, 75, had the surgery at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She will remain in the hospital for seven to 10 days, said her surgeon, Dr. Murray Brennan, according to a release issued by the court.
The court announcement said the cancer is apparently in the early stages.
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this is awful. ruth bader ginsburg is part of why i'm planning on studying law. she's our best advocate and an outstanding human being. i hope she's okay.
RBG is one of the most badass people I can think of on the entire face of the planet.
I adore this woman's... umn... I'm lacking the words here, I think, but wit and grit and audacity are all words in the right direction.
I have trouble thinking of anyone I admire more than this woman. I really hope that catching it early means she'll be okay.
Wishing her a speedy recovery. She's a true feminist ally.
This is such upsetting news, I gasped and covered my mouth when I saw it in the Times. I truly hope she will recover and be able to continue serving on the Court.
Sidenote: why such an old picture of her? I much prefer to think of her in her 70s, donning her justice apparel.
I hate to be the one to type it but pancreatic cancer has ridiculous mortality & morbidity -- people don't usually last 6 months past diagnosis. After all she's given to this country, may Judge Ginsburg prove a miracle.