| − | Ginsberg stated in a 2009 interview with the New York Times that she thought the 1973 [[Roe v. Wade]] case which legalized [[abortion]] concerned the elimination of undesirable members of the populace, or as she put it "populations that we don't want to have too many of." Many have interpreted this as an endorsement of abortion as a method of population control and/or [[eugenics]].<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2288545/posts?page=221</ref><ref>https://www.wnd.com/2009/07/103457/</ref><ref>http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/07/justice-ginsburg-on-roe-v-wade.html</ref> While shocking, such ideas are hardly new: similar views were endorsed by [[Eugenics|eugenicist]] [[Margaret Sanger]], the founder of [[Planned Parenthood]] years ago. | + | Ginsberg stated in a 2009 interview with the New York Times that she thought the 1973 ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' case which legalized [[abortion]] concerned the elimination of undesirable members of the populace, or as she put it "populations that we don't want to have too many of." Many have interpreted this as an endorsement of abortion as a method of population control and/or [[eugenics]].<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2288545/posts?page=221</ref><ref>https://www.wnd.com/2009/07/103457/</ref><ref>http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/07/justice-ginsburg-on-roe-v-wade.html</ref> While shocking, such ideas are hardly new: similar views were endorsed by [[Eugenics|eugenicist]] [[Margaret Sanger]], the founder of [[Planned Parenthood]] years ago. |
| | Martin David Ginsburg, Justice Ginsberg's husband, died June 27, 2010, at their home in Washington, D.C., due to complications from [[Metastasis|Metastatic Cancer]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/27/husband-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-dies/?test=latestnews Fox News report on Martin Ginsburg's death]</ref> Despite her numerous health ailments, and calls for her to retire (especially during the Obama administration when the Democrats held the Senate), she has refused, saying her work helps her deal with the grief of losing her husband. In 2020, it was reported that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer again, leaving some then to wonder if she may retire soon.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/17/ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-been-undergoing-chemotherapy-for-recurrence-of-cancer/] ''Breitbart''. Retrieved July 17th, 2020.</ref> | | Martin David Ginsburg, Justice Ginsberg's husband, died June 27, 2010, at their home in Washington, D.C., due to complications from [[Metastasis|Metastatic Cancer]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/27/husband-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-dies/?test=latestnews Fox News report on Martin Ginsburg's death]</ref> Despite her numerous health ailments, and calls for her to retire (especially during the Obama administration when the Democrats held the Senate), she has refused, saying her work helps her deal with the grief of losing her husband. In 2020, it was reported that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer again, leaving some then to wonder if she may retire soon.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/17/ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-been-undergoing-chemotherapy-for-recurrence-of-cancer/] ''Breitbart''. Retrieved July 17th, 2020.</ref> |