She'd already been diagnosed with cancer, fortunately of a well understood variety, with a prescribed course of treatment with a good success record.
No doctor had said she was free of cancer when this happened.
Children have a right to not be killed by their parents, Roe v. Wade to the contrary.
It's tougher decision that what you see, IMHO.
I would want the decision on whether to do chemo and radiation myself. These are not guaranteed cures, often they prolong life with great suffering in ever shortening intervals.
My mother got off this train; and after watching her go through it, if I have the choice, I will likely get off sooner than she.
Court ordered medical treatment - particularly for cancer - is offensive on its surface. There are some obvious exceptions, but I'd be careful to limit these.
Amazing that the state will not tolerate hurting a child for his mental well-being but tortures children trying to save their physical well-being and tears children away from their families, destroying them emotionally all in the name of "erring on the side of the child."