Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for non-surgical procedure Supreme Court Associate Justice and four-time cancer survivor Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back in the hospital, but only for a relatively routine procedure.
The court said Ginsburg, the court's eldest justice at 87, underwent "a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure" Wednesday at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to revise a bile duct stent inserted nearly a year ago.
The procedure was performed using endoscopy and medical imaging guidance to minimize the risk of future infection, and her doctors said such stent revisions are common.
"The justice is resting comfortably and expects to be released from the hospital by the end of the week," the court said.
Ginsburg's health is of paramount concern to Democrats because if she were forced to leave the court in the next few months, President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans would have an opportunity to replace her and expand the court's 5-4 conservative majority.............
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