Overview

• At a Sept. 24 ceremony in Greenland’s capital, Mette Frederiksen delivered an in-person apology to women subjected to involuntary contraception under Danish-run health services.
• Independent findings published this month documented cases involving girls as young as 12 and detailed non-consensual IUD insertions and hormonal injections from the late 1960s to 1992.
• Official tallies indicate roughly 4,000–4,500 IUD insertions by 1970, with many women reporting lasting pain, infections and infertility.
• Around 143–150 women have sued the Danish state seeking damages, and a separate legal inquiry assessing potential criminal classifications is due to report in early 2026.
• A Greenlandic MP said external attention from the United States increased pressure on Denmark to address the abuses, which continue to strain relations rooted in the colonial era.