Denmark Approves Compensation for Forced Contraception Victims
The Danish Parliament approved compensation payments to Greenlandic women who were subjected to forced contraception against their will as part of a fertility control program on the island.
Consensus
- The Danish parliament approved compensation for Greenlandic women subjected to forced contraception.
- The compensation is 300,000 Danish krone per woman.
- The forced contraception program took place from the 1960s until 1991.
- Intrauterine devices were inserted without consent, including in minors and women after childbirth or abortion.
- The procedure was conducted without the knowledge or consent of the women in many cases.
- 143 women have filed lawsuits against the Danish government seeking 43 million kroner in total.
- The compensation is described as 'the least we can do' and only the 'tip of the iceberg'.
Points of divergence
- The compensation amount is equivalent to 3.972 million rubles. — vesti
- The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is scheduled to visit Greenland on September 6–7 to sign a security agreement. — vesti
- The women believe Denmark conducted a genocide policy on Greenland. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Danish Parliament approved compensation for Greenlanders for contraception — Вести
- Denmark pays Greenlanders compensation for decades of forced contraception — Фонтанка