The two Greenlandic members of the Folketing in conversation with Health Minister Ida Auken (S), who has introduced the bill. Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix
Denmark passes compensation for Greenland IUD victims
By a large majority, the Folketing has passed a compensation of 300,000 kroner for Greenlandic women who for decades had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted without consent or without sufficient consent.
After the vote in the Folketing chamber on Thursday morning, the two Greenlandic members...
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