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October 30, 2014

Nurse Kaci Hickox Vows to Defy Ebola Quarantine in Maine 
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A nurse who was quarantined in New Jersey after returning from Sierra
Leone despite showing no signs of Ebola has said she will defy
quarantine restrictions in her home state of Maine. State officials are
seeking a court order to force Kaci Hickox to remain in her home, even
though she has tested negative for Ebola. Speaking to NBC's Today show,
Hickox said she would go to court to fight for her freedom.

Kaci Hickox: "I remain appalled by these home quarantine policies that
have been forced upon me, even though I am in perfectly good health and
feeling strong and have been this entire time completely symptom-free.
I'm thankful to be out of the tent in Newark, but I find myself in yet
another prison, just in a different environment."

 

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