Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg caused liberal hearts to skip a beat on Tuesday evening when news broke that she was being treated in a Maryland hospital for an infection. But the 87-year-old powerhouse has continued to work from her hospital bed, phoning in to participate in telephone arguments on Wednesday morning in a crucial case about the Affordable Care Act’s requirement for most insurers to cover contraceptives for women. Ginsburg asked a long question concerning the Trump administration tossing “to the wind” the requirement for women to have access to no-cost contraceptives, AP reports. Ginsberg is reportedly being treated for an infection caused by a gallstone, and she underwent non-surgical treatment for a benign gallbladder condition.
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