The scandal came to light when a Danish broadcaster reported last year that records showed 4,500 intrauterine devices were fitted into women and girls without their knowledge or consent between 1966 and 1970.
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“What do we need it for when we clearly know that there have been violations of the law and human rights,” Naja Lyberth, one of the women seeking compensation, told Reuters. The scandal came to light when Danish broadcaster DR reported last year that records showed that, between 1966 and 1970, 4,500 intrauterine devices were fitted into women and girls as young as 13, without their knowledge or consent.
The Danish and Greenland governments commissioned a team of researchers to uncover the extent of the cases and the decision-making process that led to the campaign in the years between 1960 and 1991, when Greenland gained authority over its healthcare system.He sent the claim to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s, office on behalf of the women on Monday. The prime minister’s office did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953 but is now a semi-sovereign territory of Denmark, with a population of just 57,000.
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