US EditionDenmark will compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were forcibly given contraception
Denmark offers 300,000 DKK payouts to about 4,500 Greenlandic Indigenous women forcibly given contraception from the 1960s to 1991, acknowledging physical and psychological harm.
- Denmark has reached a deal to compensate thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland who were forcibly given contraception by health authorities over decades starting in the 1960s.
- The women, including some as young as 12 years old, were fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices or given hormonal birth control injections without their knowledge or consent.
- Starting in April 2024, affected women can apply for individual payouts of 300,000 Danish kroner through June 2028, with an estimated 4,500 women potentially eligible for compensation.
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Greenlanders who were victims of forced contraception between 1960 and 1991 will be able to claim compensation of 40,000 euros, the Danish government announced on Wednesday 10 December.
Denmark to compensate Greenlandic women for involuntary birth control
Denmark's government said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement in parliament to provide individual compensation to Greenlandic women who were victims of a decades-long involuntary birth control campaign.
It is believed that the authorities of Greenland placed contraceptive intrauterine devices and applied hormonal injections to about 4,500 women and girls of Greenland.
For decades, Danish doctors secretly use contraceptive spirals from Greenland. Many suffer from physical and psychological consequences. According to the official excuse of the Danish Prime Minister, the victims are now receiving financial compensation.
Victims will be able to claim compensation in the amount of €40,000 (approximately $65,000 CAD).
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