terrible in many ways

Justice Ginsburg has pancreatic cancer surgery

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Thursday for pancreatic cancer, raising the possibility that one of the ideologically divided court's leading liberals — and its only woman — might have to curtail her work or even step down before she had planned.

Ginsburg, 75, has been a justice since 1993. She has been increasingly vocal in recent years about the court's more conservative stances, especially after the appointments made by President George W. Bush.

Pancreatic cancer is often deadly, although the court said doctors apparently found Ginsburg's growth at an early stage.

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This is a personal tragedy and possibly one for the country.
If - gawd forbid - she would ever have to be replaced i would hope that Obama wouldn't continue to bend over backwards and replace her with another ultra conservative just to appease the repugs. It seems like he has been doing far too much of that so far in her short tenure as president.
I'm sure the more likely route would be a centrist replacement, to reflect his beliefs.
We'll see how this plays out.
But, best of luck to Ginsburg.