article_snippet: A 17-year-old girl who was forced to undergo chemotherapy testified Monday at a closed door hearing where Cassandra Fortin and her mother are seeking Cassandra Fortin release from state custody.
article_snippet: Cassandra Fortin testified by teleconference in Connecticut Supreme Court, according to attorneys.
article_snippet: The teen learned recently that her cancer is in remission and Cassandra Fortin is no longer fighting the treatment.
article_snippet: so Cassandra Fortin can go home now instead of waiting until the chemotherapy is complete next month.
article_snippet: Cassandra Fortin was ordered by the Connecticut Supreme Court to undergo cancer treatment .
article_snippet: Ms Fortin, left, said Cassandra Fortin was behind Cassandra Fortin daguter's decision to not undergo cancer treatment.
article_snippet: Ms Fortin remains confined at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.
article_snippet: Ms Fortin will be free to make Ms Fortin own medical decisions when Ms Fortin turns 18 in September.
article_snippet: After Ms Fortin was diagnosed with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma in September, Ms Fortin and Ms Fortin missed several appointments, prompting doctors to notify DCF, court documents say.
article_snippet: The case went to the state Supreme Court, which ruled in January that the state wasn't violating Ms Fortin rights by forcing Ms Fortin to undergo chemotherapy.
article_snippet: Ms Fortin told People.com that Ms Fortin did not want to undergo chemotherapy and that when Ms Fortin was taken into care the state tried to prevent her mother from paying a visit.
article_snippet: Ms Fortin received three weeks' chemotherapy at Connecticut Children's Medical Center (pictured)
highlights_snippet: Cassandra Fortin, 17, wanted to decline chemotherapy for Cassandra Fortin cancer .
  
highlights_snippet: Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that Cassandra Fortin must undergo treatment .
  