Should this nurse have the right to sue or is the health of the general public more important?

2015-10-22T21:56:14-04:00

http://www.northjersey.com/news/nurse-kaci-hickox-who-was-quarantined-over-ebola-fears-sues-christie-1.1438959

Nurse Kaci Hickox who was quarantined over Ebola fears sues Christie

A nurse held for three days in quarantine at a Newark hospital last year after aiding Ebola patients in West Africa has filed suit against Governor Christie and members of his administration, saying they violated her constitutional rights by holding her against her will without due process.

Response by SFC Everett Oliver made Oct 22 at 2015 10:09 PM

2015-10-22T22:09:13-04:00

If she cared about her patients she would have been glad to do the quarantine.... Health professional who wants to take chances? no thank you...

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 22 at 2015 10:09 PM

2015-10-22T22:09:55-04:00

She should have been put in prison for violating her quarantine. She has no grounds to sue the government for taking normal public health precautions when dealing with an infectious and deadly disease that had no known cure at the time.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 10:21 PM

2015-10-22T22:21:38-04:00

Well, if the woman was "encouraged" to self-quarantine and she blew it off - I remember this story well - seems like nobody was harmed. If it was a quarantine order and she broke it and God forbid, someone contracted ebola, she'd be in jail. Since she came and went how she pleased, it seems to me that she has no grounds to sue... no harm was done.
In my humble opinion, she was selfish beyond belief.

Response by COL Vincent Stoneking made Oct 22 at 2015 11:50 PM

2015-10-22T23:50:04-04:00

Disclaimer, I am not a doctor, or an epidemiologist.

That said, if the hype was accurate (and I consider this a mighty big if, but that is neither here nor there, it was the consensus of the public health community), then quarantine is a perfectly rational public health preventative measure. It would be irresponsible for the government to NOT impose it until it was known that the potentially infected was not contagious. It would be irresponsible for her, as a healthcare worker to willfully expose the public.

I vote that she has no case, should have her license to practice revoked, and serve jail time.