Cassandra Fortin , however , wanted to undergo chemotherapy for her mother . the medical board ruled that Ms Fortin should undergo surgery . The teenager complained that she had been ' treated like an animal ' She said the hospital refused to allow her mother to visit her .
Cassandra Fortin , 17 , wanted to decline chemotherapy for her cancer . Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that Ms Fortin must undergo treatment . The teenager complained that she had been 'treated like an animal ' She said the hospital refused to allow her mother to visit her .