US EditionDenmark’s leader apologizes to Indigenous girls and women in Greenland for forced contraception
- On Wednesday in Nuuk, the leaders of Denmark and Greenland formally apologized for the historical practice of involuntary contraception imposed on Indigenous Greenlandic women, a policy that dates back to the 1960s.
- The apologies came after an independent report released earlier this month revealed that some Inuit victims, including girls as young as 12, were subjected to contraceptive measures such as IUD placement or hormonal birth control injections without their consent in an effort to control population growth.
- Over 4,000 females, including both women and girls, were reportedly fitted with IUDs from the 1960s through the mid-1970s, with many experiencing physical pain and emotional distress; 354 women provided testimonies to investigators.
- Frederiksen acknowledged that the past cannot be changed but emphasized the need to take responsibility, announcing the Danish government's plan to create a fund aimed at providing financial compensation to victims as part of reconciliation efforts.
- The apologies and fund signal Denmark’s intent to reconcile past abuses amid ongoing lawsuits and Greenlandic calls for broader dialogue on historical injustices and self-governance.
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With Sobs and Doubts, Greenlandic Women Receive Apology for Forced Contraception
For some Greenlanders, sorry isn’t enough. The prime minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, made a special visit Wednesday to Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, to apologize in person for a traumatic chapter in Greenlandic history, when Danish doctors forced birth control on a whole generation of indigenous Greenlandic women and girls. Ms. Frederiksen has stepped up her efforts to repair relations with Greenland and address old wounds, ever since Presi…
Denmark’s leader apologizes to Indigenous girls and women in Greenland for forced contraception
At a ceremony in Greenland ‘s capital of Nuuk on Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, her voice cracking, apologized to Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women who were given invasive contraception by the Danish health authorities against their will in cases dating back to the 1960s.
Until 1970 Danish doctors without consent employed thousands of Grönländer women in contraceptive spirals. Among them were numerous underage girls. Now Denmark's Prime Minister has officially asked for an apology.
Thousands of women were employed in Greenland decades ago without consent spirals. Now Denmark apologizes to those affected. Financial compensation is also planned.
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The Star Kuala LumpurDenmark's PM apologises in person to Greenland women over forced contraception
COPENHAGEN - Denmark's prime minister apologised in person on Wednesday to women who were victims of a decades-long involuntary birth control campaign, which has left islanders with deep scars and strained relations with their former colonial power. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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