Cassandra Fortin , 17 , wanted to decline chemotherapy for her cancer . She was told that she could not because of the risk of side effects and would have to go through a second round with chemo if it didn't work out. 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 .