Denmark to compensate thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland over forced contraception
Summary
Denmark has agreed to compensate Indigenous women and girls in Greenland who were forcibly given contraception from the 1960s to 1991. These women can apply for a payout starting next April, and about 4,500 people might be eligible for compensation.Key Facts
- Denmark will compensate Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls for forced contraception.
- The issue involves actions taken from 1960 to 1991.
- Women affected can apply for compensation of 300,000 Danish kroner each, around $46,000.
- Applications for compensation open next April and close in June 2028.
- An estimated 4,500 women may be eligible for compensation.
- The women were given intrauterine devices (IUDs) or hormonal injections without their consent.
- Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark.
- A report found more than 350 girls, some as young as 12, reported forced contraception, with many more potentially affected.
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