WASHINGTON: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at 87 the US Supreme Court's oldest member, said on Friday she is receiving chemotherapy treatment for a recurrence of cancer - the latest in a series of health issues - but indicated no intention to retire.
The health of Ginsburg, the court's senior liberal member, is closely watched because a Supreme Court vacancy could give Republican President Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint a third justice to the nine-member court and move it further to the right. Ginsburg said that her most recent scan on Jul 7 indicated"significant reduction of the liver lesions" and no new disease.Ginsburg began receiving chemotherapy six days after the court completed hearing a number of oral arguments in cases by teleconference for the first time in its history in response to health concerns raised by the coronavirus pandemic.
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