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In reply to the discussion: Kaci Hickox has left her home with her boyfriend [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)I'm an attorney, and any experienced legal professional knows that the ability for states to institute a quarantine is well established, and based both on the scholarly articles I've examined and the practical fact that courts, both state and federal, are generally very deferential to authorities in matters of public health, it's likely that many of the state quarantines would be upheld, particularly by appellate courts.
Would you care to offer a legal analysis other than simple catch-phrases like "due process?"
You have also repeatedly and emphatically opposed the quarantines of the aid workers and supported the president because the quarantines do not comport with the medical science concerning the Ebola virus, i.e., asymptomatic individuals are no danger to the public. When confronted with the fact that Obama's military quarantine also doesn't appear to be in accord with the science, you now want to argue about the legality. Accordingly, if courts begin to uphold the legality of state quarantines of the returning aid workers, will it then become acceptable despite your protestations of the science, or might you acknowledge that Obama is being a hypocrite about the need to quarantine the troops?