To call Justice Ginsburg a champion of womens rights would be a modest commendation.

President Donald Trump has the power tonominate someone for the vacancy.

On top of that, a conservative court could find other ways to limit contraceptive access.

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This has all been compounded by theinstability of healthcare access during the pandemic.

Ginsburgs death shines a harsh spotlight on all the reproductive injustices from which she shielded every American.

And it does raise the question of why that burden seems to have fallen on Ginsburg and Ginsburg alone.

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Melynda Barnes Oussayef, MD, is the senior vice president of medical affairs and medical research at Ro and clinical director for Rory, Ro’s digital clinic for women’s health.

In her absence, we are reminded that she was a custodian of human rights.

We need more RBGs.

In her absence, we have to do the work ourselves.First and foremost: We need to vote.

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We need toassemble and marchand fight for freedom in our own bodies.

Ginsburgs miraculous life blazed a trail for us to become our own representatives.

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