The group signs a letter siding with Hickox, saying the state’s decision must be ‘guided by science and not emotion.’

Outside a house in Fort Kent, Kaci Hickox says the state’s restrictions are unwarranted as health officials prepare to ask a judge to enforce them.

The case of nurse Kaci Hickox in Maine highlights the conflict.

State officials say they will seek a court order if Kaci Hickox does not comply with a quarantine.

LePage administration says it will take ‘appropriate action’ if Kaci Hickox, who had been working with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, doesn’t abide by quarantine.

The hospital is adding isolation rooms to handle infectious diseases and tightening procedures to ensure the safety of workers and the public.