Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is expected to be in the hospital for a few days after undergoing a medical procedure.
According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court said in a statement that Ginsburg, 87, was being treated for a possible infection.
“The Justice is resting comfortably and will stay in the hospital for a few days to receive intravenous antibiotic treatment,” the statement said.
Ginsburg went to a hospital in Washington on Monday for fever and chills. She was then taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to undergo a medical procedure to clean out a bile duct stent. The stent had been placed nearly a year ago as part of her treatment for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas.
The Supreme Court said Ginsburg “is resting comfortably and will stay in the hospital for a few days to receive intravenous antibiotic treatment.”
Trump said Tuesday he hadn’t heard of Ginsburg’s hospitalization.
“I wish her the best. I hope she’s better,” he said.
In May, Ginsburg was taken to the hospital for an infection caused by a gallstone. She was able to participate in arguments the Supreme Court heard by phone.
Last August 2019, Ginsburg completed her fourth treatment for cancer, the AP reports. A routine blood test discovered the tumor. The three-week radiation therapy ended in August. She also had the bile duct stent placed.
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