Why was Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized recently?”
After suddenly becoming ill in her office, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 76, was hospitalized on Thursday. The judge had recently undergone treatment for an iron deficiency (aka anemia), leaving her feeling fatigued and lightheaded. Anemia is a typical side effect of chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer patients – a disease Ginsburg battled and won this past year. Although she will remain in the hospital overnight, it is just a precaution in order to monitor her blood pressure and dispense fluids. But, Ginsburg should be back to work shortly. She hardly even took anytime off following her cancer-related surgery in February as she hopes to match the legacy of Justice Louis Brandeis, who served for more than 20 years and retired at age 82.
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning had good news: “Justice Ginsburg was released from Washington Hospital Center this morning and plans to be at work at the Court this afternoon.” Ginsburg was hospitalized yesterday after “feeling ill in her chambers earlier in the day,” the Court announced. An hour after receiving an injection in response to an iron deficiency, “she felt faint, developed light headedness and fatigue,” the statement added. Ginsburg, 76, underwent surgery in February for pancreatic cancer. SCOTUSblog has the full report.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 76, was hospitalized Thursday after becoming ill in her office at the court following treatment for an iron deficiency. The justice, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer in February, was expected to remain in the hospital overnight as a precaution.
