Health of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg concern in election

This appeared in The Millennial Source

A week ago, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s admission into the hospital for a “possible infection” was enough to spark breaking headlines. For most public figures, an unconfirmed infection would likely go unreported, but Ginsburg’s health is a topic of frequent discussion.

Now that it’s been confirmed that Ginsburg is once again battling cancer, the Supreme Court justice, who is 87, has unavoidably become a political issue in the 2020 election. Ginsburg’s role as the oldest and one of the most liberal justices has elevated her position in the government to almost mythical levels.

Even if she battles through her illness for another year, whoever wins the presidency in November is all but certain to choose her replacement.

Justice Ginsburg’s battle with pancreatic cancer

On Friday, July 17, Ginsburg released a statement that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for a recurrence of pancreatic cancer.She said the treatment had been ongoing since May 19 and that other health-related hospitalizations, including the infection she had been treated for earlier in the week, were unrelated.