According to reports on Thursday, Maine state officials plan to sue the nurse who was treating Ebola patients in West Africa, Kaci Hickox, to force her to be quarantined in her home.

Hickox, who had been treating Ebola patients in West Africa, has refused to follow the strict Ebola 21-day quarantine that was put forth by the state of Maine, where she lives.  

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The 21-day quarantine, which was implemented by NY, NJ and other states, were put in place for medical workers who have been treating Ebola patients - mostly for medical workers traveling back to the U.S. from Ebola stricken West African countries.

According to reports, Hickox first left her home where she was supposed to be quarantined on Wednesday, as she spoke with reporters and even shaking some hands.

Hickox then refused the quarantine again as she went on a bike ride with her boyfriend Thursday for about an hour within a town of just 4,300 people. Although a police officer was following Hickox during the bike ride, police aren't able to actually detain her until a judge signs a court order as she is not yet breaking any laws.

Hickox already tested negative and showed no signs of having Ebola symptoms, but state officials are still urging her to remain in quarantine until the specified date of Nov. 10. Hickox claims the quarantine is a violation of her rights and that she's not a threat to anyone.

She also mentioned that the quarantine measures were put in place based on fear rather than science. "I'm not willing to stand here and let my civil rights be violated when it's not science-based," she told reporters on Wednesday.

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