Indigenous women in Greenland sue Denmark over involuntary contraception
A GROUP of Indigenous women in Greenland have sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and ’70s, Danish media reported today.
The group of 143 Inuit women are also demanding compensation of nearly 43 million kroner (around £5 million), Danish media reported Monday.
The group say Danish health authorities violated their human rights when they fitted them with coil devices.
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