Overview
- Women who had IUDs inserted without their knowledge or consent between 1960 and 1991 will be eligible to apply.
- Roughly 4,500 Greenlandic women are expected to qualify, according to the Interior and Health Ministry.
- Payments are scheduled to begin in the autumn of 2026 after the application window opens in April.
- The agreement was reached by the government and a broad majority of parliamentary parties, formalizing financial redress.
- Reports note some victims were as young as 12, and rights groups have cited suspicions authorities sought to limit population growth in Greenland.