Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travelled to Greenland on Wednesday (Sep. 24) to apologise for a state-run programme that subjected Indigenous women to forced birth control in the 1960s and 1970s.
During this period, thousands of women and girls were fitted with intrauterine devices without consent. The initiative, implemented while Greenland was a Danish province, sought to curb population growth. It left lasting consequences, including infertility and long-term trauma.
Frederiksen acknowledged the harm caused and offered Denmark’s formal apology. However, 143 women have launched legal action, seeking compensation for irreversible damage.
🇩🇰🇬🇱Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travelled to Greenland on Wednesday (Sep.24) to apologise for a state-run programme that subjected Indigenous women to forced birth control in the 1960s and 1970s. During this period, thousands of women and girls were fitted with intrauterine devices without consent. The initiative, implemented while Greenland was a Danish province, sought to curb population growth. It left lasting consequences, including infertility and long-term trauma. Frederiksen acknowledged the harm caused and offered Denmark’s formal apology. However, 143 women have launched legal action, seeking compensation for irreversible damage. ℹ️ @DW News@FRANCE 24 denmark greenland humanrights mettefrederiksen inuit
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