Daily Talker: Nurse vs. Maine

A battle is brewing between a nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa and the state of Maine. In an impromptu news conference last night, Kaci Hickox, who has shown no symptoms of Ebola, said she was abiding by the state's voluntary quarantine by having no contact with people Tuesday and Wednesday but will defy the state if the policy isn't changed later today. State officials were seeking a court order allowing state troopers to detain Hickox, signalling a potential showdown. Until an order is signed by a judge, state police will monitor Hickox's movement and interactions if she leaves her home. What do you think? Should the nurse obey state laws or does she have the right to defy authorities if she believes she is truly Ebola-free?

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