Indigenous women in Greenland sue Denmark over involuntary contraception in the 1960s and 70s

In the 1960s and 1970s, Greenland's indigenous women sued Denmark for forced contraception.

 A group of Indigenous women in Greenland has sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 70s, and demanded total compensation of nearly 43 million kroner ($6.3 million)

The purpose was allegedly to limit population growth in Greenland by preventing pregnancy. The population on the Arctic island was rapidly increasing at the time because of better living conditions and better health care. The small T-shaped device, made from plastic and copper, and fitted in the uterus, prevents sperm from fertilizing an egg.

Danish authorities say that as many as 4,500 women and girls — reportedly half of the fertile women in Greenland — received coil implants between the 1960s and mid-1970s.In September 2022, the governments of Denmark and Greenland launched an investigation into the program. The outcome of the probe is due next year.