U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, September 30, 2018. -

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She fought to the end to hold out until the American presidential election.

The dean of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, died Friday at 87 years of the continuations of pancreatic cancer, announced the highest court of the United States.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader #Ginsburg dead at age 87. #RBG

- Scotus (@Scotus) September 18, 2020

Now, an unprecedented battle will begin, as Donald Trump and the Republican majority in the Senate could try to replace her before the election on November 3 or the next president takes office in January.

If they succeed, it would give the conservative wing a clear majority (6-3) and could spell the end of many hot issues such as Barack Obama's health reform and even the right to abortion.

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