The latest news on Kaci Hickox, the nurse currently quarantined in New Jersey under new guidelines for those traveling to the United States after treating Ebola victims in Africa, will file a lawsuit challenging the legality of her confinement:
Nurse under Ebola quarantine in NJ will sue over her confinement http://t.co/Rk2VSHlD4X
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 26, 2014
And as you might expect, there are strong opinions on both sides of the debate regarding this move:
https://twitter.com/SeanLDurham/status/526481883870552064
https://twitter.com/mvs202/status/526505347339808769
https://twitter.com/noprisoners1/status/526483139498364928
@HuffingtonPost shes crazy! The NJ/NY policy is meant to keep us safe. Her being a NURSE of all people should understand the risks of ebola!
— Emma Smith (@sportschick_97) October 26, 2014
Girl, shut up RT @HuffingtonPost: Quarantined nurse plans to sue over confinement http://t.co/y6Tys1CTrr
— Elizabeth Warren Stan Account (@CaIiKapowski) October 26, 2014
RN Kaci Hickox should be welcomed back to US as a hero not imprisoned by politically ambitious governors masquerading as decisive. #Ebola
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) October 26, 2014
And earlier on today, Ms. Hicox sent out pics of her “prison-like” accommodations as a guest of the state of New Jersey:
From Kaci Hickox MT @vplus: Quarantined, asymptomatic nurse in NJ sent CNN photos of her current living quarters pic.twitter.com/TH2GQA5qpI
— Jim Dalrymple II (@Dalrymple) October 26, 2014
A peek inside the #Ebola quarantine in NJ, from quarantined nurse #KaciHickox. http://t.co/Ra6CIei8XK #cnnsotu pic.twitter.com/pM16Mos6pi
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) October 26, 2014
Bigger than my apartment. ??? RT @mashable: Quarantined nurse reveals photos of her "prison"-like living quarters. pic.twitter.com/OnIR6wQfpa”
— Chris (@4cchild) October 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/i_amJessK/status/526450518731001857
We must admit, New Jersey can have her in nicer digs than this, no?
But even before he lawyers can get a lawsuit filed, the White House is making noise that they are none too happy with the way Governors Cuomo and Christie acted on this quarantine without discussing it with the president or the CDC first:
White House pressures states to end Ebola quarantine orders http://t.co/dRghFCST7v
— TIME (@TIME) October 26, 2014
White House believes states' Ebola quarantine orders represent politics trumping health policy http://t.co/ywhGoLbuh2
— TIME (@TIME) October 26, 2014
And then there’s this news:
Update to public schedule: @NYGovCuomo and @BilldeBlasio to hold briefing at 8pm
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 26, 2014
Uh-oh Governor Christie. Who knows what these two are getting ready to blame on you.
Related:
Full Twitchy coverage of Ebola here.
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