The Greenlandic government has begun accepting applications for compensation from women who had IUDs or other forms of contraception inserted without their consent after January 1, 1992. This initiative follows an official apology issued in September by both the Greenlandic government (Naalakkersuisut) and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the women affected.

The compensation scheme is part of Naalakkersuisut’s effort to acknowledge the “abuses” that occurred in connection with IUD insertions and other contraceptive procedures performed without informed consent.

The scheme specifically applies to incidents that occurred after the repatriation of the health sector in 1992.

Applications are now being accepted from women who had an IUD or contraceptive implant inserted without their knowledge, or who received injections of DepoProvera, or were sterilized. The scheme may also consider other forms of contraception under “special conditions”.

To be eligible for compensation, the incidents must have occurred within the Greenlandic healthcare system, either in a hospital or another public institution. Compensation may also be granted if the contraception was inserted elsewhere but paid for by Naalakkersuisut.