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Denmark Agrees to Compensate Greenlandic Women for Decades of Involuntary Birth Control

A reconciliation fund will pay 300,000 kroner per eligible applicant with claims opening in April 2026.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen holds a doorstep after the question time in the Parliament at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 9, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS

Overview

  • The Danish government and parliament reached the agreement on Dec. 10 to provide individual redress to victims of the IUD and contraceptive campaign.
  • Roughly 4,500 women are potentially eligible, according to the health ministry.
  • Applicants must have lived in Greenland or attended a Danish boarding school during 1960–1991 and must substantiate their accounts.
  • Applications open in April 2026 with first payments expected in autumn 2026 and the filing window running through June 2028.
  • An independent inquiry reported more than 350 documented cases and estimated over 4,000 affected, and officials including Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Health Minister Sophie Lohde have issued formal apologies.