A group of Indigenous women in Greenland has filed a lawsuit against Denmark for the forced insertion of intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 1970s. The women are seeking total compensation of nearly 43 million kroner ($6.3 million) for the violation of their human rights.
The 143 Inuit women claim that Danish health authorities fitted them with the devices, commonly known as coils, without their consent. Some of the women, who were teenagers at the time, were unaware of the procedure.
