In the 1960s and 1970s, Indigenous women in Greenland were forced to use contraception implants

Danish health authorities fitted Indigenous women in Greenland with contraceptive devices to limit population growth. The women are now suing Denmark for $6.3 million. Denmark says Indigenous women were forced to receive contraceptive implants. Denmark has been accused of forcing Indigenous women to receive implants to control their population.

Indigenous women in Greenland sue Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 1970s. The women demanded total compensation of nearly $6.3 million ($6.4 million) The women were forced to have the devices fitted in the 60s and 70s.