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Greenlandic forced contraception compensation

Overview

The Danish government and Parliament have addressed the issue of forced contraception involving Greenlandic women. Between the 1960s and 1990s, at least 4,070 women had intrauterine devices (IUDs) inserted, often without their knowledge or sufficient consent.

Initially, the Danish government proposed legislation to provide 300,000 kroner in compensation to affected women, including an amendment to allow for administrative appeals if compensation claims were denied. This was intended to prevent victims from having to take cases to court if rejected by Patienterstatningen.

Following the approval of compensation by the Danish Parliament, investigations into the systematic nature of these policies have been conducted. Greenland presented a report examining whether these actions could be classified as ‘genocide’. The investigation faced criticism from victims due to a lack of Inuit specialists in the working group and the production of two distinct reports rather than a single unified analysis.

Entities

Denmark · Patienterstatningen · Danish government · Ankenævnet for Patienterstatningen · Greenland

Timeline

  1. about 16 hours ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Danish Parliament approves compensation for Greenlandic women

    The Danish Parliament has approved compensation for Greenlandic women subjected to forced IUD insertions between the 1960s and 1990s, as reports examine if the campaign constitutes genocide.

  2. 3 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Denmark to allow administrative appeals in Greenlandic IUD case

    Danish Health Minister Ida Auken supports an amendment allowing Greenlandic women in the IUD case to administratively appeal denied compensation claims.

Sources

cphpost.dk · fr.news.yahoo.com · nyheder-i-dag.dk · upday.com